ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IA · GEOID 191272024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marshall County, Iowa

Mean one-way trip19.9 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home7.1%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone77.0%±1.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.6%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 commute18.9 min → 19.9 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.4% → 7.1%▲ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.4% → 77.0%▼ 1.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.0% ±1.2 pp
Carpool12.4% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.9% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.1% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 19,557 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.

14thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

37thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

44th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate40,114± — MOE
Workers age 16+19,557± 492 MOE
Workers with travel time18,168± 531 MOE
Estimated home workers1,389± 227 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.