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Longest commutes, Iowa counties · 1990

Iowa counties ranked by mean travel time to work (2023 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01Clayton County, IAIA16,84534.3+135%

02Howard County, IAIA9,41534.0+137%

03Wayne County, IAIA6,73832.8+104%

04Lyon County, IAIA12,35432.6+146%

05Butler County, IAIA14,04932.5+115%

06Guthrie County, IAIA10,78232.0+47%

07Adair County, IAIA7,40331.6+93%

08Delaware County, IAIA17,67431.6+99%

09Audubon County, IAIA5,50931.2+117%

10Van Buren County, IAIA7,13130.8+85%

11Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81930.4+122%

12Fayette County, IAIA19,04730.3+119%

13Jones County, IAIA21,25330.2+62%

14Madison County, IAIA17,27029.9+50%

15Mitchell County, IAIA10,65029.9+110%

16Ringgold County, IAIA4,64229.8+95%

17Benton County, IAIA26,00429.8+75%

18Jackson County, IAIA19,28829.8+82%

19Adams County, IAIA3,61729.6+117%

20Iowa County, IAIA16,50429.6+94%

21Monroe County, IAIA7,40629.6+59%

22Davis County, IAIA9,23029.3+66%

23Harrison County, IAIA14,62329.3+39%

24Osceola County, IAIA5,98029.3+158%

25Shelby County, IAIA11,68929.1+95%

26Keokuk County, IAIA9,79728.8+50%

27Allamakee County, IAIA14,23828.8+111%

28Franklin County, IAIA9,86828.6+116%

29Kossuth County, IAIA14,32228.6+134%

30Calhoun County, IAIA9,56228.6+114%

31Buchanan County, IAIA20,88328.4+78%

32Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73328.3+151%

33Taylor County, IAIA5,83528.3+104%

34Sac County, IAIA9,52528.2+134%

35Grundy County, IAIA12,36128.2+104%

36Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66327.5+81%

37Ida County, IAIA6,77727.4+115%

38Tama County, IAIA16,79627.2+83%

39Monona County, IAIA8,53927.2+51%

40Cedar County, IAIA18,35927.0+64%

41Worth County, IAIA7,33827.0+108%

42Decatur County, IAIA7,65526.5+50%

43Warren County, IAIA57,33126.5+56%

44Fremont County, IAIA6,52226.5+59%

45Plymouth County, IAIA25,69726.3+98%

46Hancock County, IAIA10,52826.1+110%

47Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89926.0+128%

48O'Brien County, IAIA14,22025.4+104%

49Clarke County, IAIA9,57425.3+38%

50Mahaska County, IAIA21,88025.1+95%

51Washington County, IAIA22,66725.1+63%

52Crawford County, IAIA16,23724.9+106%

53Lucas County, IAIA8,84724.8+23%

54Cass County, IAIA12,96024.6+58%

55Louisa County, IAIA10,41624.4+52%

56Floyd County, IAIA14,90124.4+76%

57Dallas County, IAIA118,45724.3+73%

58Sioux County, IAIA36,77424.0+126%

59Mills County, IAIA14,79323.8+45%

60Greene County, IAIA8,65823.7+55%

61Humboldt County, IAIA9,40923.2+75%

62Bremer County, IAIA25,29623.1+83%

63Boone County, IAIA26,79923.0+58%

64Cherokee County, IAIA11,36922.3+85%

65Hardin County, IAIA16,45522.1+63%

66Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36821.9+69%

67Hamilton County, IAIA14,94421.8+86%

68Marion County, IAIA34,19221.7+40%

69Carroll County, IAIA20,30321.6+97%

70Emmet County, IAIA9,10721.5+83%

71Jefferson County, IAIA15,29121.2+96%

72Jasper County, IAIA38,15321.2+53%

73Montgomery County, IAIA10,00221.0+57%

74Winnebago County, IAIA10,25121.0+88%

75Appanoose County, IAIA12,07720.7+36%

76Henry County, IAIA19,34920.5+69%

77Dickinson County, IAIA18,07720.3+84%

78Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99620.3+59%

79Wright County, IAIA12,80119.9+68%

80Clay County, IAIA16,20219.6+88%

81Clinton County, IAIA46,00219.3+46%

82Page County, IAIA14,85619.3+69%

83Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44919.3+71%

84Muscatine County, IAIA41,85318.4+54%

85Union County, IAIA11,82918.3+39%

86Marshall County, IAIA39,89018.2+45%

87Dubuque County, IAIA99,38118.1+75%

88Wapello County, IAIA35,21017.8+32%

89Johnson County, IAIA160,04417.7+61%

90Scott County, IAIA175,25917.1+51%

91Story County, IAIA101,29117.0+48%

92Polk County, IAIA516,54616.9+57%

93Lee County, IAIA32,30616.7+44%

94Linn County, IAIA232,02816.4+49%

95Webster County, IAIA36,83816.2+44%

96Woodbury County, IAIA106,64916.0+46%

97Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53215.8+54%

98Des Moines County, IAIA38,07715.6+41%

99Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37215.2+44%

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