What is the average commute in Washington County, Iowa?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 23.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Washington County, Iowa work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 9.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.7 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · IA · GEOID 191832024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Washington County, Iowa

Name: Commute estimates for Washington County, Iowa
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 23.5 min one way; 9.8% worked from home, 76.8% drove alone, and 6.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip23.5 min±2.3 min MOE

Worked from home9.8%±1.7 pp MOE

Drove alone76.8%±2.8 pp MOE

60+ minute trip6.6%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 Washington County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.4 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute21.6 min → 23.5 min▲ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.3% → 9.8%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 1.2%▲ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.9% → 76.8%▼ 0.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Washington County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.8%; 1.2% used public transit and 9.8% worked from home.

Drive alone76.8% ±2.8 pp

Carpool8.9% ±2.0 pp

Public transit1.2% ±1.2 pp

Walk2.4% ±0.9 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp

Work from home9.8% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 11,487 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Washington County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 45th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

45^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

73^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

94^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

39^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Washington County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 11,487 workers age 16+, including 10,365 workers with reported travel time and 1,122 home workers.

Population estimate22,561± — MOE

Workers age 16+11,487± 348 MOE

Workers with travel time10,365± 399 MOE

Estimated home workers1,122± 199 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Iowa commute records for Washington County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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