ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IA · GEOID 19190002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Davenport, Iowa

Mean one-way trip19.4 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home10.3%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone76.5%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.5%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 commute18.1 min → 19.4 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 10.3%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.7%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.4% → 76.5%▼ 6.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.5% ±1.5 pp
Carpool8.0% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.4 pp
Walk3.1% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.3% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 50,544 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.

14thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 86% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

27thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 73% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

30thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

19th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate100,913± 50 MOE
Workers age 16+50,544± 926 MOE
Workers with travel time45,338± 1,053 MOE
Estimated home workers5,206± 634 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.