ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IA · GEOID 191572024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Poweshiek County, Iowa

Mean one-way trip18.6 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home14.0%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone67.9%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.3%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 commute18.6 min → 18.6 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.4% → 14.0%▲ 6.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.6% → 67.9%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.9% ±3.0 pp
Carpool4.7% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk11.3% ±2.4 pp
Bicycle1.9% ±1.0 pp
Work from home14.0% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 9,132 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.

19thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

45th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,545± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,132± 298 MOE
Workers with travel time7,857± 338 MOE
Estimated home workers1,275± 213 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.