ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IA · GEOID 191812024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Warren County, Iowa

Mean one-way trip24.1 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home15.3%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone76.0%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.1%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 commute24.5 min → 24.1 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.0% → 15.3%▲ 5.3 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.5% → 76.0%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.0% ±1.9 pp
Carpool5.2% ±0.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.5% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home15.3% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 27,899 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.

48thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

95thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 95% 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.

12th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate54,409± — MOE
Workers age 16+27,899± 565 MOE
Workers with travel time23,633± 632 MOE
Estimated home workers4,266± 456 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.