RANKING · 2024 ACS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

Most car-dependent, Iowa counties

Iowa counties ranked by the share of commuters who drive to work alone (2024 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 78.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Ida County, IA, up 66 places to #16.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDRIVE ALONE TO WORKVS 2010

01▲2Sac County, IAIA9,52586.0%+9.1 pts

02▲6Hamilton County, IAIA14,94484.0%+2.9 pts

03▲28Iowa County, IAIA16,50483.0%+8.0 pts

04▲10Des Moines County, IAIA38,07782.8%+1.1 pts

05▲33Webster County, IAIA36,83882.7%+0.3 pts

06Lucas County, IAIA8,84782.2%+5.5 pts

07▲28Clinton County, IAIA46,00282.1%−0.4 pts

08▲13Harrison County, IAIA14,62382.1%+5.8 pts

09▲3Lee County, IAIA32,30681.8%−1.1 pts

10▲61Audubon County, IAIA5,50981.8%+4.6 pts

11▼1Butler County, IAIA14,04981.7%+1.2 pts

12▲30Henry County, IAIA19,34981.6%+4.7 pts

13▼6Carroll County, IAIA20,30381.6%+0.2 pts

14▲60Monona County, IAIA8,53981.5%+3.8 pts

15▼10Jackson County, IAIA19,28881.3%+2.2 pts

16▲66Ida County, IAIA6,77781.2%+0.6 pts

17▼2Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66381.1%+3.3 pts

18▲48Clay County, IAIA16,20280.8%+3.2 pts

19▼3Grundy County, IAIA12,36180.7%+0.7 pts

20▲24Fremont County, IAIA6,52280.7%+3.0 pts

21▲65Floyd County, IAIA14,90180.6%+2.1 pts

22▲8Louisa County, IAIA10,41680.4%+9.2 pts

23▲42Mahaska County, IAIA21,88080.3%+8.2 pts

24▲16Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37280.1%−0.4 pts

25▲35Adair County, IAIA7,40380.1%+6.7 pts

26▲32Clarke County, IAIA9,57480.1%+3.9 pts

27▲48Union County, IAIA11,82980.0%+1.1 pts

28▲8Delaware County, IAIA17,67480.0%+3.9 pts

29▲48Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81979.9%+5.4 pts

30▼28Muscatine County, IAIA41,85379.9%−2.4 pts

31▼18Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99679.8%−2.5 pts

32▲21Keokuk County, IAIA9,79779.7%+2.4 pts

33▲39Kossuth County, IAIA14,32279.7%+2.5 pts

34▲21Cass County, IAIA12,96079.7%+6.9 pts

35▼18Woodbury County, IAIA106,64979.5%+0.7 pts

36▲27Fayette County, IAIA19,04779.4%+5.5 pts

37▼19Hardin County, IAIA16,45579.4%+1.0 pts

38▲24O'Brien County, IAIA14,22079.3%+6.8 pts

39▲42Osceola County, IAIA5,98079.2%+3.7 pts

40▼17Boone County, IAIA26,79979.2%+0.7 pts

41▲10Franklin County, IAIA9,86879.1%−0.3 pts

42▼33Wright County, IAIA12,80179.1%+1.4 pts

43▲5Plymouth County, IAIA25,69779.1%−0.1 pts

44▲17Tama County, IAIA16,79678.9%+2.2 pts

45▼41Calhoun County, IAIA9,56278.8%+1.5 pts

46▲11Marion County, IAIA34,19278.8%+1.5 pts

47▲9Humboldt County, IAIA9,40978.7%−3.6 pts

48▲4Page County, IAIA14,85678.7%−3.4 pts

49▼15Dubuque County, IAIA99,38178.7%−2.4 pts

50▼49Scott County, IAIA175,25978.5%−6.6 pts

51▼40Wapello County, IAIA35,21078.5%+0.5 pts

52▲32Taylor County, IAIA5,83578.4%+3.3 pts

53▼6Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53278.4%−3.9 pts

54▼5Monroe County, IAIA7,40678.4%−1.0 pts

55▼28Cedar County, IAIA18,35978.2%0.0 pts

56▼6Winnebago County, IAIA10,25178.1%+2.7 pts

57▼14Hancock County, IAIA10,52878.1%+4.3 pts

58▼36Benton County, IAIA26,00478.0%−3.0 pts

59▼26Jasper County, IAIA38,15378.0%−0.9 pts

60▼1Cherokee County, IAIA11,36977.9%−2.8 pts

61▲26Emmet County, IAIA9,10777.9%+3.3 pts

62▼8Buchanan County, IAIA20,88377.9%+0.1 pts

63▼34Montgomery County, IAIA10,00277.8%−0.3 pts

64▼25Dickinson County, IAIA18,07777.7%+0.8 pts

65▼19Lyon County, IAIA12,35477.4%+1.4 pts

66▲19Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89977.4%+0.2 pts

67▼43Appanoose County, IAIA12,07777.3%−0.3 pts

68▲10Adams County, IAIA3,61777.1%+3.6 pts

69▲4Marshall County, IAIA39,89077.0%−1.3 pts

70▲18Jones County, IAIA21,25377.0%−3.1 pts

71▲5Washington County, IAIA22,66776.8%+6.5 pts

72▼31Greene County, IAIA8,65876.8%+2.1 pts

73▼47Crawford County, IAIA16,23776.7%+2.8 pts

74▼5Clayton County, IAIA16,84576.4%−1.4 pts

75▲17Howard County, IAIA9,41576.4%−0.9 pts

76▼48Guthrie County, IAIA10,78276.4%+0.7 pts

77▲12Sioux County, IAIA36,77476.0%+6.7 pts

78▼53Warren County, IAIA57,33176.0%−2.8 pts

79▲1Wayne County, IAIA6,73875.8%+5.2 pts

80▼61Linn County, IAIA232,02875.6%−6.9 pts

81▼14Shelby County, IAIA11,68975.6%−3.7 pts

82▼62Worth County, IAIA7,33875.0%−2.3 pts

83▲13Decatur County, IAIA7,65575.0%+3.6 pts

84▼16Bremer County, IAIA25,29675.0%−4.0 pts

85▼6Allamakee County, IAIA14,23874.7%+5.4 pts

86▼22Ringgold County, IAIA4,64272.8%−7.3 pts

87▼42Mills County, IAIA14,79372.7%−4.4 pts

88▼5Madison County, IAIA17,27072.7%−3.9 pts

89▲8Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44972.5%+4.3 pts

90▼53Polk County, IAIA516,54672.4%−9.1 pts

91▼21Mitchell County, IAIA10,65071.8%−5.3 pts

92▼60Dallas County, IAIA118,45770.4%−13.2 pts

93▲5Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73370.3%+4.9 pts

94▼1Jefferson County, IAIA15,29169.7%+1.2 pts

95▼1Story County, IAIA101,29168.3%−3.2 pts

96▼6Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36867.9%−0.6 pts

97▼6Davis County, IAIA9,23067.3%−1.1 pts

98▼3Van Buren County, IAIA7,13167.2%−4.4 pts

99Johnson County, IAIA160,04465.2%−2.2 pts

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