ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IA · GEOID 19144302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clinton, Iowa

Mean one-way trip18.9 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home5.4%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone79.6%±3.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.2%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 commute18.4 min → 18.9 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 5.4%▲ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.7%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.8% → 79.6%▼ 2.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.6% ±3.3 pp
Carpool8.3% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.6 pp
Walk3.4% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp
Work from home5.4% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 10,804 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.

15thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

15thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

39th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate24,322± 18 MOE
Workers age 16+10,804± 561 MOE
Workers with travel time10,218± 540 MOE
Estimated home workers586± 201 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.