ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IA · GEOID 191032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Johnson County, Iowa

Mean one-way trip19.4 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home13.7%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone65.2%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.0%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 commute19.8 min → 19.4 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.3% → 13.7%▲ 4.4 pp

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

Public transit4.1% → 3.7%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.9% → 65.2%▼ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.2% ±1.6 pp
Carpool6.2% ±0.8 pp
Public transit3.7% ±0.5 pp
Walk8.2% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle1.7% ±0.3 pp
Work from home13.7% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 84,480 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.

9thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

64thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

6th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate156,639± — MOE
Workers age 16+84,480± 1,247 MOE
Workers with travel time72,910± 1,409 MOE
Estimated home workers11,570± 956 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.