ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IA · GEOID 190792024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hamilton County, Iowa

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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute21.8 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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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

33thMean commute percentile

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

37thWork-from-home percentile

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

52thTransit percentile

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

38th60+ 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 the shares

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.