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Longest commutes, Iowa cities · 2010

Iowa cities ranked by mean travel time to work (2010 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 16.2.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01Winterset, IAIA5,52027.7+58%

02Vinton, IAIA5,00424.3+45%

03Bondurant, IAIA9,64723.9+99%

04Polk City, IAIA6,63022.6+70%

05Adel, IAIA7,09822.4+48%

06Indianola, IAIA16,82922.1+40%

07North Liberty, IAIA21,97621.5+88%

08DeWitt, IAIA5,70421.3+56%

09Anamosa, IAIA5,90121.0+31%

10Waukee, IAIA34,89021.0+89%

11Ankeny, IAIA77,83320.7+81%

12Altoona, IAIA22,79620.5+80%

13Marion, IAIA42,73220.4+78%

14Grimes, IAIA17,40520.3+79%

15Eldridge, IAIA6,95420.2+65%

16Knoxville, IAIA7,46919.9+28%

17Norwalk, IAIA15,00419.8+62%

18Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23919.7+67%

19Red Oak, IAIA5,38819.6+54%

20Independence, IAIA6,31219.1+25%

21Boone, IAIA12,47118.9+36%

22Washington, IAIA7,26118.4+26%

23Des Moines, IAIA212,08618.3+74%

24Urbandale, IAIA48,57018.3+71%

25Glenwood, IAIA5,28718.1+22%

26Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68018.0+65%

27Perry, IAIA8,20817.9+37%

28Newton, IAIA15,74117.9+47%

29Nevada, IAIA6,97417.8+48%

30Johnston, IAIA25,06517.7+68%

31Charles City, IAIA7,01317.6+33%

32Oelwein, IAIA5,75717.6+37%

33Clive, IAIA19,86117.5+79%

34Coralville, IAIA23,96017.4+55%

35Bettendorf, IAIA40,71017.4+67%

36Asbury, IAIA6,03517.2+84%

37Davenport, IAIA100,35817.1+55%

38Maquoketa, IAIA6,02716.8+18%

39Tiffin, IAIA7,15616.8+47%

40Fort Madison, IAIA9,93516.8+41%

41Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93516.6+58%

42Hiawatha, IAIA7,43216.6+73%

43West Des Moines, IAIA74,22416.5+60%

44Sioux City, IAIA86,35616.2+58%

45Iowa City, IAIA76,22916.1+58%

46Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32416.1+72%

47Manchester, IAIA5,35716.0+11%

48Ames, IAIA68,22015.9+49%

49Waterloo, IAIA66,91915.8+53%

50Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50015.7+44%

51Clear Lake, IAIA7,60115.5+59%

52Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49315.4+22%

53Ottumwa, IAIA25,31915.4+22%

54Clinton, IAIA24,04915.4+29%

55Estherville, IAIA5,80715.3+32%

56Atlantic, IAIA6,67615.2+6%

57Osceola, IAIA5,67915.2−3%

58Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05915.2+50%

59Burlington, IAIA23,33615.2+41%

60Keokuk, IAIA9,51015.1+43%

61Marshalltown, IAIA27,53614.9+28%

62Muscatine, IAIA23,16414.9+33%

63Dubuque, IAIA59,14814.3+49%

64Le Mars, IAIA10,76014.2+13%

65Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24013.9+47%

66Waverly, IAIA10,56113.9+37%

67Algona, IAIA5,30913.6+16%

68Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52513.6+28%

69Grinnell, IAIA9,43013.5+20%

70Mason City, IAIA26,85313.4+31%

71Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83713.3+33%

72Clarinda, IAIA5,27313.1+26%

73Webster City, IAIA7,81512.9+26%

74Centerville, IAIA5,32712.5−12%

75Spencer, IAIA11,21812.4+33%

76Storm Lake, IAIA11,59011.9+17%

77Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01311.8−6%

78Decorah, IAIA7,41711.7+9%

79Pella, IAIA10,99211.4+8%

80Sheldon, IAIA5,57511.3+4%

81Sioux Center, IAIA8,86410.8+10%

82Carroll, IAIA10,08510.0−1%

83Creston, IAIA7,3359.9−15%

84Fairfield, IAIA9,2209.8−3%

85Cherokee, IAIA5,1229.5−14%

86Orange City, IAIA6,4689.2−3%

87Denison, IAIA8,2148.6−18%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS