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Longest commutes, Iowa cities · 2020

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

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, IAIA10,08510.1−0%

87Algona, IAIA5,3099.9−16%

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