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Longest commutes, Iowa cities · 2010

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

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