What is the average commute in Jackson County, Iowa?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 24.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 10.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.9 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 190972024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jackson County, Iowa

Name: Commute estimates for Jackson County, Iowa
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 24.8 min one way; 10.3% worked from home, 81.3% drove alone, and 6.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip24.8 min±2.4 min MOE

Worked from home10.3%±1.9 pp MOE

Drove alone81.3%±3.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip6.3%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 Jackson County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.5 percentage points.

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

Mean commute24.7 min → 24.8 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.8% → 10.3%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.8% → 81.3%▼ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Jackson County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 81.3%; 0.1% used public transit and 10.3% worked from home.

Drive alone81.3% ±3.3 pp

Carpool5.4% ±1.6 pp

Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp

Walk2.1% ±1.2 pp

Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp

Work from home10.3% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 8,980 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Jackson County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 54th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

54^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

78^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

48^thTransit percentile

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

35^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Jackson County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 8,980 workers age 16+, including 8,055 workers with reported travel time and 925 home workers.

Population estimate19,390± — MOE

Workers age 16+8,980± 347 MOE

Workers with travel time8,055± 374 MOE

Estimated home workers925± 178 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 Jackson 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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