ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IA · GEOID 190992024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jasper County, Iowa

Mean one-way trip23.3 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home10.6%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone78.0%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.8%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute23.3 min → 23.3 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.0% → 10.6%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.4% → 78.0%▼ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.0% ±2.3 pp
Carpool8.1% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.9% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.7 pp
Work from home10.6% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 17,633 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.

41thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

21thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 79% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate37,954± — MOE
Workers age 16+17,633± 501 MOE
Workers with travel time15,767± 561 MOE
Estimated home workers1,866± 234 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.