ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IA · GEOID 19120002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Mean one-way trip18.6 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home12.9%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone76.6%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.3%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 commute17.8 min → 18.6 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.5% → 12.9%▲ 4.4 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.8%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.2% → 76.6%▼ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.6% ±1.3 pp
Carpool6.6% ±0.8 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.2% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.9% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 72,682 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.

9thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 91% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

47thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 53% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

34thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

33th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate137,264± 52 MOE
Workers age 16+72,682± 1,231 MOE
Workers with travel time63,313± 1,309 MOE
Estimated home workers9,369± 858 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.