ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IA · GEOID 191332024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Monona County, Iowa

Mean one-way trip22.6 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home7.7%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone81.5%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.4%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 commute23.1 min → 22.6 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.4% → 7.7%▼ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.1%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 81.5%▲ 1.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.5% ±4.2 pp
Carpool8.4% ±3.2 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home7.7% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 4,039 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.

40thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 60% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

54thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

55th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,557± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,039± 169 MOE
Workers with travel time3,728± 179 MOE
Estimated home workers311± 77 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.