ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IA · GEOID 19716252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sergeant Bluff, Iowa

Mean one-way trip13.4 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home5.3%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone80.7%±8.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip0.3%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 commute13.7 min → 13.4 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.5% → 5.3%▼ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.3%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.2% → 80.7%▼ 6.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.7% ±8.1 pp
Carpool12.3% ±8.4 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.3% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home5.3% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 2,897 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.

3thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 97% 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.

51thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

1th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,171± 32 MOE
Workers age 16+2,897± 253 MOE
Workers with travel time2,744± 300 MOE
Estimated home workers153± 120 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.