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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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDRIVE ALONE TO WORKVS 2010

01Sac County, IAIA9,52586.0%+12%

02Hamilton County, IAIA14,94484.0%+4%

03Iowa County, IAIA16,50483.0%+11%

04Des Moines County, IAIA38,07782.8%+1%

05Webster County, IAIA36,83882.7%+0%

06Lucas County, IAIA8,84782.2%+7%

07Clinton County, IAIA46,00282.1%−0%

08Harrison County, IAIA14,62382.1%+8%

09Lee County, IAIA32,30681.8%−1%

10Audubon County, IAIA5,50981.8%+6%

11Butler County, IAIA14,04981.7%+1%

12Henry County, IAIA19,34981.6%+6%

13Carroll County, IAIA20,30381.6%+0%

14Monona County, IAIA8,53981.5%+5%

15Jackson County, IAIA19,28881.3%+3%

16Ida County, IAIA6,77781.2%+1%

17Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66381.1%+4%

18Clay County, IAIA16,20280.8%+4%

19Grundy County, IAIA12,36180.7%+1%

20Fremont County, IAIA6,52280.7%+4%

21Floyd County, IAIA14,90180.6%+3%

22Louisa County, IAIA10,41680.4%+13%

23Mahaska County, IAIA21,88080.3%+11%

24Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37280.1%−1%

25Adair County, IAIA7,40380.1%+9%

26Clarke County, IAIA9,57480.1%+5%

27Union County, IAIA11,82980.0%+1%

28Delaware County, IAIA17,67480.0%+5%

29Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81979.9%+7%

30Muscatine County, IAIA41,85379.9%−3%

31Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99679.8%−3%

32Keokuk County, IAIA9,79779.7%+3%

33Kossuth County, IAIA14,32279.7%+3%

34Cass County, IAIA12,96079.7%+10%

35Woodbury County, IAIA106,64979.5%+1%

36Fayette County, IAIA19,04779.4%+7%

37Hardin County, IAIA16,45579.4%+1%

38O'Brien County, IAIA14,22079.3%+9%

39Osceola County, IAIA5,98079.2%+5%

40Boone County, IAIA26,79979.2%+1%

41Franklin County, IAIA9,86879.1%−0%

42Wright County, IAIA12,80179.1%+2%

43Plymouth County, IAIA25,69779.1%−0%

44Tama County, IAIA16,79678.9%+3%

45Calhoun County, IAIA9,56278.8%+2%

46Marion County, IAIA34,19278.8%+2%

47Humboldt County, IAIA9,40978.7%−4%

48Page County, IAIA14,85678.7%−4%

49Dubuque County, IAIA99,38178.7%−3%

50Scott County, IAIA175,25978.5%−8%

51Wapello County, IAIA35,21078.5%+1%

52Taylor County, IAIA5,83578.4%+4%

53Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53278.4%−5%

54Monroe County, IAIA7,40678.4%−1%

55Cedar County, IAIA18,35978.2%+0%

56Winnebago County, IAIA10,25178.1%+4%

57Hancock County, IAIA10,52878.1%+6%

58Benton County, IAIA26,00478.0%−4%

59Jasper County, IAIA38,15378.0%−1%

60Cherokee County, IAIA11,36977.9%−3%

61Emmet County, IAIA9,10777.9%+4%

62Buchanan County, IAIA20,88377.9%+0%

63Montgomery County, IAIA10,00277.8%−0%

64Dickinson County, IAIA18,07777.7%+1%

65Lyon County, IAIA12,35477.4%+2%

66Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89977.4%+0%

67Appanoose County, IAIA12,07777.3%−0%

68Adams County, IAIA3,61777.1%+5%

69Marshall County, IAIA39,89077.0%−2%

70Jones County, IAIA21,25377.0%−4%

71Washington County, IAIA22,66776.8%+9%

72Greene County, IAIA8,65876.8%+3%

73Crawford County, IAIA16,23776.7%+4%

74Clayton County, IAIA16,84576.4%−2%

75Howard County, IAIA9,41576.4%−1%

76Guthrie County, IAIA10,78276.4%+1%

77Sioux County, IAIA36,77476.0%+10%

78Warren County, IAIA57,33176.0%−4%

79Wayne County, IAIA6,73875.8%+7%

80Linn County, IAIA232,02875.6%−8%

81Shelby County, IAIA11,68975.6%−5%

82Worth County, IAIA7,33875.0%−3%

83Decatur County, IAIA7,65575.0%+5%

84Bremer County, IAIA25,29675.0%−5%

85Allamakee County, IAIA14,23874.7%+8%

86Ringgold County, IAIA4,64272.8%−9%

87Mills County, IAIA14,79372.7%−6%

88Madison County, IAIA17,27072.7%−5%

89Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44972.5%+6%

90Polk County, IAIA516,54672.4%−11%

91Mitchell County, IAIA10,65071.8%−7%

92Dallas County, IAIA118,45770.4%−16%

93Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73370.3%+7%

94Jefferson County, IAIA15,29169.7%+2%

95Story County, IAIA101,29168.3%−4%

96Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36867.9%−1%

97Davis County, IAIA9,23067.3%−2%

98Van Buren County, IAIA7,13167.2%−6%

99Johnson County, IAIA160,04465.2%−3%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES