ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IA · GEOID 19492152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Maquoketa, Iowa

Mean one-way trip22.5 min±5.1 min MOE
Worked from home10.1%±4.4 pp MOE
Drove alone77.8%±6.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.7%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 commute19.6 min → 22.5 min▲ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 10.1%▲ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.0%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.5% → 77.8%▼ 6.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.8% ±6.4 pp
Carpool10.1% ±4.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.0% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±1.2 pp
Work from home10.1% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 2,638 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.

42thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% 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.

43th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,075± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+2,638± 264 MOE
Workers with travel time2,372± 237 MOE
Estimated home workers266± 118 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.