ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IA · GEOID 190972024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jackson County, Iowa

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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

54thMean commute percentile

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

78thWork-from-home percentile

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

48thTransit percentile

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

35th60+ 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 the shares

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.