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Longest commutes, Iowa cities · 1990

Iowa cities ranked by mean travel time to work (2023 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01Polk City, IAIA6,63024.7+85%

02Adel, IAIA7,09824.6+62%

03Vinton, IAIA5,00424.1+44%

04Indianola, IAIA16,82923.5+50%

05Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23923.3+98%

06Altoona, IAIA22,79621.4+88%

07Winterset, IAIA5,52020.6+18%

08Eldridge, IAIA6,95420.2+65%

09Norwalk, IAIA15,00420.0+64%

10Grimes, IAIA17,40519.9+76%

11Anamosa, IAIA5,90119.7+23%

12Bondurant, IAIA9,64719.7+65%

13North Liberty, IAIA21,97619.1+67%

14Knoxville, IAIA7,46918.7+20%

15Waukee, IAIA34,89018.7+69%

16Sioux Center, IAIA8,86418.6+89%

17DeWitt, IAIA5,70418.1+32%

18Ankeny, IAIA77,83318.1+58%

19Glenwood, IAIA5,28718.0+22%

20Johnston, IAIA25,06517.7+68%

21Maquoketa, IAIA6,02717.4+23%

22Boone, IAIA12,47116.9+21%

23Urbandale, IAIA48,57016.7+56%

24Osceola, IAIA5,67916.7+7%

25Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68016.7+53%

26Oelwein, IAIA5,75716.5+29%

27Tiffin, IAIA7,15616.4+43%

28Marion, IAIA42,73216.4+44%

29Manchester, IAIA5,35716.4+13%

30Perry, IAIA8,20816.3+24%

31Nevada, IAIA6,97416.2+35%

32Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49316.0+26%

33Charles City, IAIA7,01315.9+20%

34Des Moines, IAIA212,08615.9+51%

35West Des Moines, IAIA74,22415.7+52%

36Clive, IAIA19,86115.7+61%

37Independence, IAIA6,31215.6+2%

38Bettendorf, IAIA40,71015.5+49%

39Davenport, IAIA100,35815.5+39%

40Le Mars, IAIA10,76015.5+23%

41Estherville, IAIA5,80715.3+33%

42Coralville, IAIA23,96015.2+34%

43Muscatine, IAIA23,16415.0+34%

44Iowa City, IAIA76,22914.7+44%

45Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05914.6+44%

46Washington, IAIA7,26114.5−1%

47Fairfield, IAIA9,22014.5+44%

48Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93514.4+36%

49Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50014.4+32%

50Waterloo, IAIA66,91914.3+39%

51Clinton, IAIA24,04914.0+17%

52Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24014.0+47%

53Waverly, IAIA10,56113.9+37%

54Clear Lake, IAIA7,60113.8+42%

55Asbury, IAIA6,03513.8+48%

56Hiawatha, IAIA7,43213.8+44%

57Sioux City, IAIA86,35613.7+34%

58Fort Madison, IAIA9,93513.7+15%

59Red Oak, IAIA5,38813.6+7%

60Ames, IAIA68,22013.6+27%

61Ottumwa, IAIA25,31913.6+8%

62Orange City, IAIA6,46813.6+43%

63Marshalltown, IAIA27,53613.5+16%

64Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32413.5+44%

65Burlington, IAIA23,33613.3+24%

66Atlantic, IAIA6,67613.2−8%

67Algona, IAIA5,30913.2+12%

68Spencer, IAIA11,21813.2+41%

69Pella, IAIA10,99212.9+22%

70Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52512.8+21%

71Denison, IAIA8,21412.8+22%

72Carroll, IAIA10,08512.7+26%

73Dubuque, IAIA59,14812.7+31%

74Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01312.6+0%

75Newton, IAIA15,74112.6+4%

76Grinnell, IAIA9,43012.6+12%

77Decorah, IAIA7,41712.4+15%

78Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83712.4+24%

79Centerville, IAIA5,32712.3−13%

80Sheldon, IAIA5,57511.8+9%

81Mason City, IAIA26,85311.8+15%

82Webster City, IAIA7,81511.2+9%

83Clarinda, IAIA5,27310.7+3%

84Cherokee, IAIA5,12210.3−7%

85Keokuk, IAIA9,51010.3−2%

86Storm Lake, IAIA11,5909.3−8%

87Creston, IAIA7,3359.1−22%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES