ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IA · GEOID 190752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Grundy County, Iowa

Mean one-way trip23.5 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home9.5%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone80.7%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.4%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute21.7 min → 23.5 min▲ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.5% → 9.5%▼ 1.1 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.4% → 80.7%▼ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.7% ±1.4 pp
Carpool7.1% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.4% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home9.5% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 6,219 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

45thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

70thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

46thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

18th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,384± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,219± 204 MOE
Workers with travel time5,630± 191 MOE
Estimated home workers589± 121 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.