RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

Most car-dependent, Iowa counties · 2010

Iowa counties ranked by the share of commuters who drive to work alone (2023 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 2000

01Scott County, IAIA175,25985.1%–

02Dallas County, IAIA118,45783.6%–

03Lee County, IAIA32,30682.9%–

04Linn County, IAIA232,02882.5%–

05Clinton County, IAIA46,00282.5%–

06Webster County, IAIA36,83882.4%–

07Humboldt County, IAIA9,40982.3%–

08Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53282.3%–

09Muscatine County, IAIA41,85382.3%–

10Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99682.2%–

11Page County, IAIA14,85682.1%–

12Des Moines County, IAIA38,07781.7%–

13Polk County, IAIA516,54681.5%–

14Carroll County, IAIA20,30381.4%–

15Hamilton County, IAIA14,94481.1%–

16Benton County, IAIA26,00481.1%–

17Dubuque County, IAIA99,38181.0%–

18Cherokee County, IAIA11,36980.7%–

19Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37280.6%–

20Ida County, IAIA6,77780.5%–

21Butler County, IAIA14,04980.5%–

22Jones County, IAIA21,25380.0%–

23Ringgold County, IAIA4,64280.0%–

24Grundy County, IAIA12,36180.0%–

25Franklin County, IAIA9,86879.4%–

26Monroe County, IAIA7,40679.3%–

27Shelby County, IAIA11,68979.3%–

28Plymouth County, IAIA25,69779.2%–

29Jackson County, IAIA19,28879.1%–

30Bremer County, IAIA25,29678.9%–

31Jasper County, IAIA38,15378.9%–

32Union County, IAIA11,82978.9%–

33Warren County, IAIA57,33178.7%–

34Woodbury County, IAIA106,64978.7%–

35Boone County, IAIA26,79978.5%–

36Floyd County, IAIA14,90178.5%–

37Hardin County, IAIA16,45578.4%–

38Marshall County, IAIA39,89078.3%–

39Cedar County, IAIA18,35978.2%–

40Montgomery County, IAIA10,00278.1%–

41Wapello County, IAIA35,21078.0%–

42Clayton County, IAIA16,84577.9%–

43Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66377.8%–

44Buchanan County, IAIA20,88377.8%–

45Monona County, IAIA8,53977.7%–

46Fremont County, IAIA6,52277.7%–

47Clay County, IAIA16,20277.6%–

48Wright County, IAIA12,80177.6%–

49Appanoose County, IAIA12,07777.6%–

50Keokuk County, IAIA9,79777.4%–

51Howard County, IAIA9,41577.3%–

52Calhoun County, IAIA9,56277.3%–

53Worth County, IAIA7,33877.3%–

54Marion County, IAIA34,19277.3%–

55Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89977.2%–

56Audubon County, IAIA5,50977.2%–

57Kossuth County, IAIA14,32277.2%–

58Mitchell County, IAIA10,65077.1%–

59Mills County, IAIA14,79377.1%–

60Henry County, IAIA19,34976.9%–

61Sac County, IAIA9,52576.9%–

62Dickinson County, IAIA18,07776.9%–

63Lucas County, IAIA8,84776.7%–

64Tama County, IAIA16,79676.7%–

65Madison County, IAIA17,27076.5%–

66Harrison County, IAIA14,62376.3%–

67Clarke County, IAIA9,57476.2%–

68Delaware County, IAIA17,67476.1%–

69Lyon County, IAIA12,35476.0%–

70Guthrie County, IAIA10,78275.7%–

71Osceola County, IAIA5,98075.5%–

72Winnebago County, IAIA10,25175.4%–

73Taylor County, IAIA5,83575.1%–

74Iowa County, IAIA16,50475.0%–

75Greene County, IAIA8,65874.7%–

76Emmet County, IAIA9,10774.6%–

77Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81974.5%–

78Crawford County, IAIA16,23773.9%–

79Fayette County, IAIA19,04773.9%–

80Hancock County, IAIA10,52873.8%–

81Adams County, IAIA3,61773.5%–

82Adair County, IAIA7,40373.4%–

83Cass County, IAIA12,96072.7%–

84O'Brien County, IAIA14,22072.5%–

85Mahaska County, IAIA21,88072.1%–

86Van Buren County, IAIA7,13171.5%–

87Story County, IAIA101,29171.5%–

88Decatur County, IAIA7,65571.4%–

89Louisa County, IAIA10,41671.2%–

90Wayne County, IAIA6,73870.5%–

91Washington County, IAIA22,66770.3%–

92Allamakee County, IAIA14,23869.4%–

93Sioux County, IAIA36,77469.4%–

94Jefferson County, IAIA15,29168.5%–

95Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36868.5%–

96Davis County, IAIA9,23068.4%–

97Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44968.2%–

98Johnson County, IAIA160,04467.4%–

99Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73365.4%–

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