ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IA · GEOID 191452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Page County, Iowa

Mean one-way trip17.8 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home5.6%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone78.7%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.3%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 commute18.2 min → 17.8 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 5.6%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.0% → 78.7%▼ 0.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.7% ±2.0 pp
Carpool10.0% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.3% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home5.6% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 6,377 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.

16thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 84% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

31thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

62thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

26th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,131± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,377± 316 MOE
Workers with travel time6,019± 326 MOE
Estimated home workers358± 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.