ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IA · GEOID 191072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Keokuk County, Iowa

Mean one-way trip26.5 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home9.5%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone79.7%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.7%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 commute24.9 min → 26.5 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 9.5%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.8% → 79.7%▼ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.7% ±3.0 pp
Carpool6.5% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk3.6% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.5% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 4,445 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.

64thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

61thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

49th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,924± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,445± 195 MOE
Workers with travel time4,022± 199 MOE
Estimated home workers423± 87 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.