ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IA · GEOID 191092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kossuth County, Iowa

Mean one-way trip16.3 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home7.2%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone79.7%±2.4 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 commute15.3 min → 16.3 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.2% → 7.2%▼ 1.0 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.4% → 79.7%▲ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.7% ±2.4 pp
Carpool7.9% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk3.8% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.2% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 6,998 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.

11thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

48thWork-from-home percentile

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

47thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

13th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,516± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,998± 309 MOE
Workers with travel time6,495± 307 MOE
Estimated home workers503± 110 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.