ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IA · GEOID 191852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wayne County, Iowa

Mean one-way trip25.4 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home6.2%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone75.8%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.2%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 commute23.9 min → 25.4 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 6.2%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.0%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.4% → 75.8%▲ 0.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.8% ±3.0 pp
Carpool11.0% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk5.4% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home6.2% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 2,918 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.

58thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% 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.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,532± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,918± 111 MOE
Workers with travel time2,736± 109 MOE
Estimated home workers182± 63 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.