RANKING · 2024 ACS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Most car-dependent, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the share of commuters who drive to work alone (2024 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 77.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Charles City, IA, up 63 places to #15.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDRIVE ALONE TO WORKVS 2010

01▲10Webster City, IAIA7,81588.3%+8.9 pts

02▲3Manchester, IAIA5,35787.5%+7.3 pts

03▲34Keokuk, IAIA9,51085.2%+1.0 pts

04▲19Nevada, IAIA6,97484.9%+4.1 pts

05▼3Asbury, IAIA6,03584.9%−6.9 pts

06▲49Osceola, IAIA5,67983.6%+5.5 pts

07▲15Carroll, IAIA10,08582.8%−0.2 pts

08▼1Bettendorf, IAIA40,71082.7%−4.4 pts

09▲42Spencer, IAIA11,21882.2%+4.6 pts

10▲14Le Mars, IAIA10,76082.0%−0.4 pts

11▲43Algona, IAIA5,30981.8%+0.4 pts

12▲50Creston, IAIA7,33581.5%+2.7 pts

13▲58Anamosa, IAIA5,90181.4%−2.2 pts

14▲11Independence, IAIA6,31281.3%−0.1 pts

15▲63Charles City, IAIA7,01381.2%+1.3 pts

16▲12DeWitt, IAIA5,70481.1%+4.0 pts

17▲25Mason City, IAIA26,85381.0%+1.1 pts

18▼8Altoona, IAIA22,79681.0%−4.4 pts

19▲27Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32480.7%−5.7 pts

20▲49Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50080.6%+3.1 pts

21▲22Burlington, IAIA23,33680.2%−0.3 pts

22▲27Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23980.2%−5.2 pts

23▲27Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83780.2%−4.2 pts

24▼15Eldridge, IAIA6,95480.1%−8.7 pts

25▲2Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68079.9%−2.5 pts

26▲54Sioux Center, IAIA8,86479.8%+12.7 pts

27▲17Clinton, IAIA24,04979.6%−3.2 pts

28▼15Muscatine, IAIA23,16479.6%−3.4 pts

29▲30Atlantic, IAIA6,67679.5%+9.8 pts

30▼11Sioux City, IAIA86,35679.5%+1.0 pts

31▲27Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49379.4%+6.9 pts

32▼2Clear Lake, IAIA7,60179.3%−5.1 pts

33▲2Boone, IAIA12,47179.2%−0.9 pts

34▲14Cherokee, IAIA5,12279.2%−7.0 pts

35▼31Hiawatha, IAIA7,43278.9%−8.8 pts

36▼19Johnston, IAIA25,06578.9%−8.3 pts

37▼21Knoxville, IAIA7,46978.5%−1.8 pts

38▼35Tiffin, IAIA7,15678.5%−8.9 pts

39▲37Estherville, IAIA5,80778.1%+3.3 pts

40▲26Waterloo, IAIA66,91978.1%−5.9 pts

41▼23Oelwein, IAIA5,75777.9%+4.6 pts

42▲26Washington, IAIA7,26177.9%+6.8 pts

43▼23Maquoketa, IAIA6,02777.8%−9.4 pts

44▼12Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52577.7%−3.4 pts

45▲8Clarinda, IAIA5,27377.6%−10.1 pts

46▼15Ottumwa, IAIA25,31977.1%−0.2 pts

47▲23Pella, IAIA10,99276.8%+3.7 pts

48▲4Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24076.7%−1.5 pts

49▲23Winterset, IAIA5,52076.6%−0.8 pts

50▼17Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93576.6%−5.6 pts

51▲14Dubuque, IAIA59,14876.6%−3.7 pts

52▼5Newton, IAIA15,74176.6%+0.2 pts

53▼27Centerville, IAIA5,32776.5%+1.9 pts

54▼40Davenport, IAIA100,35876.5%−7.5 pts

55▲6Adel, IAIA7,09876.2%−4.6 pts

56▲19Sheldon, IAIA5,57576.1%+6.3 pts

57▲10Marshalltown, IAIA27,53675.9%−1.0 pts

58▼37Bondurant, IAIA9,64775.6%−8.8 pts

59▼19Red Oak, IAIA5,38875.1%+0.7 pts

60▼59Polk City, IAIA6,63075.0%−8.7 pts

61▼49Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01375.0%−4.8 pts

62▼33North Liberty, IAIA21,97674.9%−7.2 pts

63▲1Coralville, IAIA23,96074.2%+2.9 pts

64▼58Norwalk, IAIA15,00474.1%−13.7 pts

65▼27Fort Madison, IAIA9,93573.3%−10.2 pts

66▲11Indianola, IAIA16,82973.3%−0.4 pts

67▼59Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05973.2%−18.3 pts

68▲5Vinton, IAIA5,00472.6%−10.8 pts

69▼54Ankeny, IAIA77,83372.1%−10.8 pts

70▼36Marion, IAIA42,73272.0%−13.3 pts

71▼15Perry, IAIA8,20871.6%−2.7 pts

72▼27West Des Moines, IAIA74,22471.0%−15.7 pts

73▼34Urbandale, IAIA48,57071.0%−15.7 pts

74▼38Waukee, IAIA34,89071.0%−14.1 pts

75▼12Des Moines, IAIA212,08670.9%−6.6 pts

76▲5Orange City, IAIA6,46870.7%−0.6 pts

77▼17Denison, IAIA8,21470.3%+0.6 pts

78▼21Glenwood, IAIA5,28768.9%−3.6 pts

79Waverly, IAIA10,56168.2%−7.7 pts

80▲5Storm Lake, IAIA11,59068.0%+6.5 pts

81▼40Grimes, IAIA17,40565.1%−19.9 pts

82Ames, IAIA68,22062.5%−4.7 pts

83▼9Clive, IAIA19,86160.3%−21.6 pts

84▼1Fairfield, IAIA9,22060.1%−4.1 pts

85▲2Decorah, IAIA7,41759.4%+13.3 pts

86Iowa City, IAIA76,22956.2%−2.6 pts

87▼3Grinnell, IAIA9,43054.3%−4.6 pts

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