What is the average commute in Hamilton County, Iowa?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 21.4 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Hamilton County, Iowa work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 6.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.5 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · IA · GEOID 190792024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hamilton County, Iowa

Name: Commute estimates for Hamilton County, Iowa
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.4 min one way; 6.1% worked from home, 84.0% drove alone, and 6.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.4 min±1.9 min MOE

Worked from home6.1%±1.5 pp MOE

Drove alone84.0%±2.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip6.5%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 Hamilton County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -0.6 percentage points.

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

Mean commute21.8 min → 21.4 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 6.1%▼ 0.6 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.5% → 84.0%▲ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Hamilton County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 84.0%; 0.1% used public transit and 6.1% worked from home.

Drive alone84.0% ±2.9 pp

Carpool6.6% ±2.3 pp

Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp

Walk2.6% ±1.0 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp

Work from home6.1% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 7,278 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Hamilton County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 33th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

33^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

37^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

52^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

38^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Hamilton County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,278 workers age 16+, including 6,833 workers with reported travel time and 445 home workers.

Population estimate14,886± — MOE

Workers age 16+7,278± 257 MOE

Workers with travel time6,833± 252 MOE

Estimated home workers445± 110 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Iowa commute records for Hamilton County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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