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Longest commutes, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by mean travel time to work (2020 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 17.1.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01Anamosa, IAIA5,90125.9+61%

02Polk City, IAIA6,63025.6+92%

03North Liberty, IAIA21,97625.1+119%

04Adel, IAIA7,09823.5+55%

05Norwalk, IAIA15,00423.1+89%

06Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23922.6+92%

07Winterset, IAIA5,52022.4+28%

08Independence, IAIA6,31222.3+46%

09Perry, IAIA8,20822.0+68%

10Altoona, IAIA22,79622.0+93%

11Vinton, IAIA5,00421.8+30%

12Indianola, IAIA16,82921.7+38%

13Ankeny, IAIA77,83321.6+90%

14Bondurant, IAIA9,64721.1+76%

15Osceola, IAIA5,67920.6+32%

16Newton, IAIA15,74120.4+68%

17Knoxville, IAIA7,46919.8+27%

18Waukee, IAIA34,89019.8+78%

19Johnston, IAIA25,06519.7+87%

20Marion, IAIA42,73219.5+71%

21Grimes, IAIA17,40519.4+71%

22Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68019.3+77%

23Glenwood, IAIA5,28719.2+30%

24Red Oak, IAIA5,38819.2+51%

25Maquoketa, IAIA6,02719.2+35%

26DeWitt, IAIA5,70419.2+40%

27Urbandale, IAIA48,57019.1+78%

28Des Moines, IAIA212,08619.1+81%

29Coralville, IAIA23,96018.8+67%

30Boone, IAIA12,47118.8+35%

31Tiffin, IAIA7,15618.7+63%

32Bettendorf, IAIA40,71018.5+78%

33Clear Lake, IAIA7,60118.5+90%

34Clive, IAIA19,86118.1+86%

35Fort Madison, IAIA9,93518.0+51%

36Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93518.0+71%

37Nevada, IAIA6,97417.9+49%

38Davenport, IAIA100,35817.9+61%

39Estherville, IAIA5,80717.6+53%

40Iowa City, IAIA76,22917.3+69%

41Webster City, IAIA7,81517.3+69%

42West Des Moines, IAIA74,22417.3+67%

43Sioux City, IAIA86,35617.3+68%

44Clinton, IAIA24,04917.1+43%

45Oelwein, IAIA5,75717.0+33%

46Ames, IAIA68,22016.8+57%

47Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05916.8+66%

48Marshalltown, IAIA27,53616.6+43%

49Muscatine, IAIA23,16416.5+48%

50Waterloo, IAIA66,91916.4+59%

51Cherokee, IAIA5,12216.4+47%

52Centerville, IAIA5,32716.3+16%

53Eldridge, IAIA6,95416.3+33%

54Hiawatha, IAIA7,43216.3+70%

55Asbury, IAIA6,03516.2+74%

56Washington, IAIA7,26116.2+10%

57Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01316.1+28%

58Ottumwa, IAIA25,31916.1+28%

59Waverly, IAIA10,56115.9+56%

60Mason City, IAIA26,85315.7+54%

61Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83715.7+57%

62Burlington, IAIA23,33615.5+45%

63Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24015.5+63%

64Manchester, IAIA5,35715.4+7%

65Spencer, IAIA11,21814.9+60%

66Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49314.7+16%

67Atlantic, IAIA6,67614.6+2%

68Dubuque, IAIA59,14814.6+52%

69Keokuk, IAIA9,51014.5+37%

70Denison, IAIA8,21414.4+38%

71Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32414.2+52%

72Grinnell, IAIA9,43014.2+26%

73Le Mars, IAIA10,76014.2+13%

74Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50013.8+27%

75Clarinda, IAIA5,27313.5+29%

76Decorah, IAIA7,41713.3+23%

77Charles City, IAIA7,01313.1−1%

78Sheldon, IAIA5,57513.0+19%

79Creston, IAIA7,33512.9+12%

80Fairfield, IAIA9,22012.4+23%

81Sioux Center, IAIA8,86412.1+23%

82Pella, IAIA10,99211.9+13%

83Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52511.9+12%

84Orange City, IAIA6,46811.6+22%

85Storm Lake, IAIA11,59010.4+2%

86Carroll, IAIA10,08510.10%

87Algona, IAIA5,3099.9−16%

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