ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IA · GEOID 19110802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Carroll, Iowa

Mean one-way trip11.8 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home6.4%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone82.8%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.9%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 commute10.1 min → 11.8 min▲ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.3% → 6.4%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 1.3%▲ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.4% → 82.8%▼ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.8% ±5.1 pp
Carpool7.8% ±3.6 pp
Public transit1.3% ±1.3 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home6.4% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 5,087 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

1thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

21thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

16th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,208± 37 MOE
Workers age 16+5,087± 287 MOE
Workers with travel time4,763± 304 MOE
Estimated home workers324± 116 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.