ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IA · GEOID 191872024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Webster County, Iowa

Mean one-way trip20.2 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home4.6%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone82.7%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.4%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 commute18.4 min → 20.2 min▲ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.4% → 4.6%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.3%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.0% → 82.7%▲ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.7% ±2.9 pp
Carpool7.5% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.4% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.5 pp
Work from home4.6% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 17,536 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.

17thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

59thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

40th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate36,886± — MOE
Workers age 16+17,536± 592 MOE
Workers with travel time16,726± 623 MOE
Estimated home workers810± 185 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.