RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

Most car-dependent, Iowa counties · 2020

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, IAIA175,25986.1%–

02Muscatine County, IAIA41,85385.9%–

03Sac County, IAIA9,52585.1%–

04Calhoun County, IAIA9,56284.7%–

05Jackson County, IAIA19,28884.3%–

06Lucas County, IAIA8,84784.3%–

07Carroll County, IAIA20,30384.1%–

08Hamilton County, IAIA14,94484.1%–

09Wright County, IAIA12,80183.8%–

10Butler County, IAIA14,04983.8%–

11Wapello County, IAIA35,21083.6%–

12Lee County, IAIA32,30683.6%–

13Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99683.6%–

14Des Moines County, IAIA38,07783.5%–

15Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66383.5%–

16Grundy County, IAIA12,36183.1%–

17Woodbury County, IAIA106,64983.0%–

18Hardin County, IAIA16,45582.9%–

19Linn County, IAIA232,02882.9%–

20Worth County, IAIA7,33882.8%–

21Harrison County, IAIA14,62382.7%–

22Benton County, IAIA26,00482.5%–

23Boone County, IAIA26,79982.5%–

24Appanoose County, IAIA12,07782.4%–

25Warren County, IAIA57,33182.3%–

26Crawford County, IAIA16,23782.2%–

27Cedar County, IAIA18,35982.1%–

28Guthrie County, IAIA10,78282.1%–

29Montgomery County, IAIA10,00282.1%–

30Louisa County, IAIA10,41682.1%–

31Iowa County, IAIA16,50481.9%–

32Dallas County, IAIA118,45781.8%–

33Jasper County, IAIA38,15381.7%–

34Dubuque County, IAIA99,38181.6%–

35Clinton County, IAIA46,00281.6%–

36Delaware County, IAIA17,67481.6%–

37Polk County, IAIA516,54681.3%–

38Webster County, IAIA36,83881.2%–

39Dickinson County, IAIA18,07781.2%–

40Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37281.1%–

41Greene County, IAIA8,65881.1%–

42Henry County, IAIA19,34981.0%–

43Hancock County, IAIA10,52880.7%–

44Fremont County, IAIA6,52280.6%–

45Mills County, IAIA14,79380.3%–

46Lyon County, IAIA12,35480.2%–

47Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53280.2%–

48Plymouth County, IAIA25,69780.2%–

49Monroe County, IAIA7,40680.2%–

50Winnebago County, IAIA10,25180.1%–

51Franklin County, IAIA9,86880.1%–

52Page County, IAIA14,85680.0%–

53Keokuk County, IAIA9,79779.9%–

54Buchanan County, IAIA20,88379.9%–

55Cass County, IAIA12,96079.8%–

56Humboldt County, IAIA9,40979.6%–

57Marion County, IAIA34,19279.6%–

58Clarke County, IAIA9,57479.6%–

59Cherokee County, IAIA11,36979.6%–

60Adair County, IAIA7,40379.5%–

61Tama County, IAIA16,79679.5%–

62O'Brien County, IAIA14,22079.2%–

63Fayette County, IAIA19,04779.1%–

64Ringgold County, IAIA4,64279.0%–

65Mahaska County, IAIA21,88078.8%–

66Clay County, IAIA16,20278.7%–

67Shelby County, IAIA11,68978.5%–

68Bremer County, IAIA25,29678.5%–

69Clayton County, IAIA16,84578.3%–

70Mitchell County, IAIA10,65078.3%–

71Audubon County, IAIA5,50978.3%–

72Kossuth County, IAIA14,32278.2%–

73Marshall County, IAIA39,89078.1%–

74Monona County, IAIA8,53977.8%–

75Union County, IAIA11,82977.8%–

76Washington County, IAIA22,66777.7%–

77Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81977.5%–

78Adams County, IAIA3,61777.3%–

79Allamakee County, IAIA14,23877.1%–

80Wayne County, IAIA6,73877.1%–

81Osceola County, IAIA5,98077.0%–

82Ida County, IAIA6,77776.5%–

83Madison County, IAIA17,27076.5%–

84Taylor County, IAIA5,83576.3%–

85Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89976.2%–

86Floyd County, IAIA14,90175.6%–

87Emmet County, IAIA9,10775.6%–

88Jones County, IAIA21,25375.4%–

89Sioux County, IAIA36,77475.3%–

90Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36873.5%–

91Davis County, IAIA9,23073.2%–

92Howard County, IAIA9,41572.3%–

93Jefferson County, IAIA15,29171.5%–

94Story County, IAIA101,29171.3%–

95Van Buren County, IAIA7,13171.3%–

96Decatur County, IAIA7,65571.2%–

97Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44969.1%–

98Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73369.1%–

99Johnson County, IAIA160,04469.0%–

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