ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IA · GEOID 191492024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Plymouth County, Iowa

Mean one-way trip19.2 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home9.2%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone79.1%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.1%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 commute18.7 min → 19.2 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.7% → 9.2%▲ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.6%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.9% → 79.1%▼ 0.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.1% ±2.7 pp
Carpool9.2% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.2% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 13,375 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 25k–100k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

81thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

4th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,747± — MOE
Workers age 16+13,375± 396 MOE
Workers with travel time12,146± 427 MOE
Estimated home workers1,229± 254 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.