ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IA · GEOID 191972024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wright County, Iowa

Mean one-way trip20.2 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home7.9%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone79.1%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.6%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute17.3 min → 20.2 min▲ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.7% → 7.9%▲ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.7% → 79.1%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.1% ±3.6 pp
Carpool8.0% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.6 pp
Walk3.4% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.9% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 5,726 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.

27thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

56thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

56thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

48th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,791± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,726± 215 MOE
Workers with travel time5,272± 223 MOE
Estimated home workers454± 127 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.