ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IA · GEOID 190952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Iowa County, Iowa

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 22.2 min one way; 8.1% worked from home, 83.0% drove alone, and 4.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip22.2 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home8.1%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone83.0%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 Iowa County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute23.9 min → 22.2 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.0% → 8.1%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.8% → 83.0%▲ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Iowa County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 83.0%; 0.1% used public transit and 8.1% worked from home.

Drive alone83.0% ±3.1 pp
Carpool5.8% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.6% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home8.1% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 8,452 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Iowa County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 37th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

37thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

58thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 58% 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.

22th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Iowa County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 8,452 workers age 16+, including 7,767 workers with reported travel time and 685 home workers.

Population estimate16,507± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,452± 252 MOE
Workers with travel time7,767± 282 MOE
Estimated home workers685± 162 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 Iowa 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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