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Longest commutes, Iowa counties

Iowa counties ranked by mean travel time to work (2024 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 20.4. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Franklin County, IA, up 32 places to #48.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01▲11Monroe County, IAIA7,40629.4+58%

02▲1Madison County, IAIA17,27028.7+44%

03▲21Louisa County, IAIA10,41627.3+70%

04▼3Guthrie County, IAIA10,78227.1+24%

05Cedar County, IAIA18,35926.7+63%

06▲2Keokuk County, IAIA9,79726.5+38%

07▼5Harrison County, IAIA14,62326.2+24%

08▲21Davis County, IAIA9,23025.8+46%

09▲6Mills County, IAIA14,79325.6+56%

10▲8Wayne County, IAIA6,73825.4+58%

11▼2Benton County, IAIA26,00424.9+46%

12▼1Jackson County, IAIA19,28824.8+52%

13▼6Jones County, IAIA21,25324.7+33%

14▲2Butler County, IAIA14,04924.7+64%

15▼9Clarke County, IAIA9,57424.3+32%

16▼6Warren County, IAIA57,33124.1+42%

17▲14Grundy County, IAIA12,36123.5+71%

18▲4Buchanan County, IAIA20,88323.5+48%

19▲7Washington County, IAIA22,66723.5+53%

20▲1Jasper County, IAIA38,15323.3+68%

21▲7Howard County, IAIA9,41523.2+61%

22▲5Clayton County, IAIA16,84523.1+58%

23▲11Greene County, IAIA8,65823.0+50%

24▼11Ringgold County, IAIA4,64222.9+49%

25▲19Lucas County, IAIA8,84722.8+13%

26▲6Tama County, IAIA16,79622.7+53%

27▲8Monona County, IAIA8,53922.6+26%

28▼9Van Buren County, IAIA7,13122.5+35%

29▲25Fayette County, IAIA19,04722.5+63%

30▼26Decatur County, IAIA7,65522.5+27%

31▲2Boone County, IAIA26,79922.5+55%

32▲18Calhoun County, IAIA9,56222.3+67%

33▲12Fremont County, IAIA6,52222.3+34%

34▲17Montgomery County, IAIA10,00222.3+66%

35▼21Iowa County, IAIA16,50422.2+45%

36▼16Allamakee County, IAIA14,23822.2+62%

37▲25Sac County, IAIA9,52521.7+80%

38▲10Clinton County, IAIA46,00221.7+64%

39▲10Hardin County, IAIA16,45521.6+59%

40▼1Hamilton County, IAIA14,94421.4+83%

41▼16Worth County, IAIA7,33821.4+64%

42▼5Dallas County, IAIA118,45721.2+51%

43▲14Marion County, IAIA34,19221.0+35%

44▲14Emmet County, IAIA9,10720.9+78%

45▼22Taylor County, IAIA5,83520.9+51%

46▲6Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81920.7+51%

47▼9Appanoose County, IAIA12,07720.6+35%

48▲32Franklin County, IAIA9,86820.5+54%

49▼32Adair County, IAIA7,40320.4+25%

50▲18Lee County, IAIA32,30620.4+76%

51▼21Delaware County, IAIA17,67420.3+28%

52▲8Scott County, IAIA175,25920.3+79%

53▲25Wright County, IAIA12,80120.2+71%

54▲27Webster County, IAIA36,83820.2+80%

55▼13Bremer County, IAIA25,29620.1+59%

56▼3Polk County, IAIA516,54620.0+86%

57▲8Wapello County, IAIA35,21020.0+48%

58▲8Marshall County, IAIA39,89019.9+58%

59▼18Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99619.8+56%

60▲16Humboldt County, IAIA9,40919.7+48%

61▲16Henry County, IAIA19,34919.6+61%

62▼7Johnson County, IAIA160,04419.4+78%

63▼4Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66319.4+28%

64▼3Linn County, IAIA232,02819.3+75%

65▲2Plymouth County, IAIA25,69719.2+44%

66▼19Hancock County, IAIA10,52819.1+54%

67▼27Adams County, IAIA3,61719.1+40%

68▲5Muscatine County, IAIA41,85319.0+59%

69▼6Audubon County, IAIA5,50919.0+32%

70▲12O'Brien County, IAIA14,22019.0+52%

71▼1Floyd County, IAIA14,90118.9+36%

72▼16Lyon County, IAIA12,35418.9+42%

73▼9Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36818.6+43%

74▼28Mitchell County, IAIA10,65018.5+29%

75▲4Shelby County, IAIA11,68918.5+24%

76▼40Osceola County, IAIA5,98018.2+61%

77▼2Woodbury County, IAIA106,64918.1+65%

78▼9Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73318.1+60%

79▲4Mahaska County, IAIA21,88018.0+40%

80▲7Des Moines County, IAIA38,07718.0+63%

81▲14Page County, IAIA14,85617.8+56%

82▼11Story County, IAIA101,29117.8+55%

83▲5Clay County, IAIA16,20217.8+70%

84▲10Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89917.2+51%

85▲1Crawford County, IAIA16,23717.2+42%

86▲7Dickinson County, IAIA18,07716.7+52%

87▼15Cherokee County, IAIA11,36916.7+39%

88▲3Dubuque County, IAIA99,38116.7+61%

89▲7Kossuth County, IAIA14,32216.3+34%

90▼47Ida County, IAIA6,77716.1+26%

91▼7Jefferson County, IAIA15,29115.9+47%

92▼3Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53215.9+54%

93▼3Union County, IAIA11,82915.8+20%

94▲3Carroll County, IAIA20,30315.7+43%

95▼10Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37215.6+48%

96▼22Cass County, IAIA12,96015.1−3%

97▼5Winnebago County, IAIA10,25114.7+32%

98Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44914.0+25%

99Sioux County, IAIA36,77413.5+27%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES