ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IA · GEOID 19313502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Glenwood, Iowa

Mean one-way trip22.4 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home9.4%±4.0 pp MOE
Drove alone68.9%±8.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip0.6%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 commute20.9 min → 22.4 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.8% → 9.4%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 0.0%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 68.9%▼ 10.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.9% ±8.1 pp
Carpool18.2% ±7.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk3.1% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.7 pp
Work from home9.4% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 2,400 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

2th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,144± 35 MOE
Workers age 16+2,400± 233 MOE
Workers with travel time2,174± 231 MOE
Estimated home workers226± 98 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.