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Most car-free households, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the share of households with no vehicle (2024 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNO VEHICLE AVAILABLEVS 2010

01Osceola, IAIA5,67917.9%+12.1 pts

02Winterset, IAIA5,52012.5%+3.2 pts

03Grinnell, IAIA9,43011.8%−2.3 pts

04Iowa City, IAIA76,22911.0%+2.6 pts

05Fairfield, IAIA9,22010.9%+1.9 pts

06Algona, IAIA5,30910.7%+5.9 pts

07Maquoketa, IAIA6,0279.9%+0.1 pts

08Manchester, IAIA5,3579.9%+3.9 pts

09Clinton, IAIA24,0499.8%−0.8 pts

10Oelwein, IAIA5,7579.6%+1.0 pts

11Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0139.3%+1.6 pts

12Davenport, IAIA100,3589.0%+2.0 pts

13Vinton, IAIA5,0049.0%+4.0 pts

14Des Moines, IAIA212,0869.0%−0.3 pts

15Estherville, IAIA5,8078.9%+3.7 pts

16Independence, IAIA6,3128.8%+3.7 pts

17Charles City, IAIA7,0138.7%−6.6 pts

18Grimes, IAIA17,4058.7%+7.6 pts

19Burlington, IAIA23,3368.7%−0.9 pts

20Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8378.6%−0.1 pts

21Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5258.4%+1.1 pts

22Centerville, IAIA5,3278.4%−2.3 pts

23Dubuque, IAIA59,1488.1%−2.0 pts

24Glenwood, IAIA5,2878.0%−0.1 pts

25Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5008.0%−5.4 pts

26Decorah, IAIA7,4177.9%−3.1 pts

27Waterloo, IAIA66,9197.8%−1.6 pts

28Ottumwa, IAIA25,3197.7%−0.7 pts

29Keokuk, IAIA9,5107.7%−0.7 pts

30Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6807.6%+0.3 pts

31Newton, IAIA15,7417.5%−2.3 pts

32Atlantic, IAIA6,6767.3%−7.2 pts

33Webster City, IAIA7,8157.3%−0.0 pts

34Cherokee, IAIA5,1227.3%−0.4 pts

35Marshalltown, IAIA27,5367.2%−1.7 pts

36Ames, IAIA68,2207.2%+1.0 pts

37Spencer, IAIA11,2187.2%+1.1 pts

38Perry, IAIA8,2087.1%−2.4 pts

39Clarinda, IAIA5,2737.1%+3.3 pts

40Sioux City, IAIA86,3567.0%−1.3 pts

41Boone, IAIA12,4716.9%−1.3 pts

42Fort Madison, IAIA9,9356.5%−4.8 pts

43Creston, IAIA7,3356.5%−3.0 pts

44Clear Lake, IAIA7,6016.4%+3.6 pts

45Washington, IAIA7,2616.2%−1.4 pts

46Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2406.1%+1.0 pts

47Red Oak, IAIA5,3886.0%−3.1 pts

48Eldridge, IAIA6,9545.9%+0.8 pts

49Le Mars, IAIA10,7605.8%−2.4 pts

50Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9355.7%−1.7 pts

51Carroll, IAIA10,0855.6%−5.2 pts

52Adel, IAIA7,0985.6%+2.4 pts

53Mason City, IAIA26,8535.5%−1.3 pts

54Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4935.5%−3.4 pts

55Marion, IAIA42,7324.8%−0.2 pts

56Sheldon, IAIA5,5754.8%−4.5 pts

57DeWitt, IAIA5,7044.8%+1.1 pts

58Muscatine, IAIA23,1644.8%−3.1 pts

59Indianola, IAIA16,8294.7%−0.5 pts

60Denison, IAIA8,2144.5%−4.4 pts

61Knoxville, IAIA7,4694.3%−7.4 pts

62Coralville, IAIA23,9604.2%−0.3 pts

63Clive, IAIA19,8614.2%+2.7 pts

64Polk City, IAIA6,6303.9%+3.3 pts

65West Des Moines, IAIA74,2243.9%+0.5 pts

66Norwalk, IAIA15,0043.8%−0.6 pts

67Bettendorf, IAIA40,7103.8%−1.3 pts

68Altoona, IAIA22,7963.7%+0.5 pts

69Pella, IAIA10,9923.6%−0.6 pts

70Hiawatha, IAIA7,4323.2%−1.1 pts

71Nevada, IAIA6,9743.1%−1.6 pts

72North Liberty, IAIA21,9762.9%−0.1 pts

73Urbandale, IAIA48,5702.8%−0.2 pts

74Waukee, IAIA34,8902.7%+0.7 pts

75Johnston, IAIA25,0652.5%−0.4 pts

76Anamosa, IAIA5,9012.5%−3.2 pts

77Waverly, IAIA10,5612.5%−2.7 pts

78Asbury, IAIA6,0352.3%+1.9 pts

79Storm Lake, IAIA11,5901.9%−4.7 pts

80Ankeny, IAIA77,8331.8%−0.9 pts

81Orange City, IAIA6,4681.7%−0.5 pts

82Bondurant, IAIA9,6471.6%−0.3 pts

83Sioux Center, IAIA8,8641.5%−6.3 pts

84Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0591.4%−1.3 pts

85Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2391.4%+0.2 pts

86Tiffin, IAIA7,1560.7%−1.3 pts

87Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3240.0%−0.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES