ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IA · GEOID 190852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Harrison County, Iowa

Mean one-way trip26.2 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home9.6%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone82.1%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.2%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 commute27.5 min → 26.2 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.9% → 9.6%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.5%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.4% → 82.1%▼ 0.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.1% ±2.6 pp
Carpool4.4% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.5% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.6% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 7,251 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

72thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

53th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,632± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,251± 227 MOE
Workers with travel time6,554± 250 MOE
Estimated home workers697± 112 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.