ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IA · GEOID 190872024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Henry County, Iowa

Mean one-way trip19.6 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home7.0%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone81.6%±3.2 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 commute17.4 min → 19.6 min▲ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.1% → 7.0%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.9% → 81.6%▼ 1.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.6% ±3.2 pp
Carpool9.0% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp
Work from home7.0% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 9,376 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.

24thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

46thWork-from-home percentile

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

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% 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 estimate20,004± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,376± 320 MOE
Workers with travel time8,715± 350 MOE
Estimated home workers661± 182 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.