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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. The median across all 87 is 6.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Estherville, IA, up 52 places to #15.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNO VEHICLE AVAILABLEVS 2010

01▲1Osceola, IAIA5,67917.9%+12.1 pts

02▲2Winterset, IAIA5,52012.5%+3.2 pts

03▲4Grinnell, IAIA9,43011.8%−2.3 pts

04▲11Iowa City, IAIA76,22911.0%+2.6 pts

05▲20Fairfield, IAIA9,22010.9%+1.9 pts

06▼3Algona, IAIA5,30910.7%+5.9 pts

07▲12Maquoketa, IAIA6,0279.9%+0.1 pts

08▲50Manchester, IAIA5,3579.9%+3.9 pts

09▲4Clinton, IAIA24,0499.8%−0.8 pts

10▲20Oelwein, IAIA5,7579.6%+1.0 pts

11Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0139.3%+1.6 pts

12▲25Davenport, IAIA100,3589.0%+2.0 pts

13▲44Vinton, IAIA5,0049.0%+4.0 pts

14▲7Des Moines, IAIA212,0869.0%−0.3 pts

15▲52Estherville, IAIA5,8078.9%+3.7 pts

16▲30Independence, IAIA6,3128.8%+3.7 pts

17▲26Charles City, IAIA7,0138.7%−6.6 pts

18▲26Grimes, IAIA17,4058.7%+7.6 pts

19▼3Burlington, IAIA23,3368.7%−0.9 pts

20▼3Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8378.6%−0.1 pts

21▲11Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5258.4%+1.1 pts

22▼12Centerville, IAIA5,3278.4%−2.3 pts

23▲11Dubuque, IAIA59,1488.1%−2.0 pts

24▲17Glenwood, IAIA5,2878.0%−0.1 pts

25▲35Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5008.0%−5.4 pts

26▲3Decorah, IAIA7,4177.9%−3.1 pts

27▼9Waterloo, IAIA66,9197.8%−1.6 pts

28Ottumwa, IAIA25,3197.7%−0.7 pts

29▼23Keokuk, IAIA9,5107.7%−0.7 pts

30▲5Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6807.6%+0.3 pts

31▼4Newton, IAIA15,7417.5%−2.3 pts

32▼18Atlantic, IAIA6,6767.3%−7.2 pts

33▲28Webster City, IAIA7,8157.3%0.0 pts

34▼26Cherokee, IAIA5,1227.3%−0.4 pts

35▼9Marshalltown, IAIA27,5367.2%−1.7 pts

36▼5Ames, IAIA68,2207.2%+1.0 pts

37▼4Spencer, IAIA11,2187.2%+1.1 pts

38▼33Perry, IAIA8,2087.1%−2.4 pts

39▲6Clarinda, IAIA5,2737.1%+3.3 pts

40▲2Sioux City, IAIA86,3567.0%−1.3 pts

41▲15Boone, IAIA12,4716.9%−1.3 pts

42▲17Fort Madison, IAIA9,9356.5%−4.8 pts

43▼3Creston, IAIA7,3356.5%−3.0 pts

44▼8Clear Lake, IAIA7,6016.4%+3.6 pts

45▲23Washington, IAIA7,2616.2%−1.4 pts

46▲17Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2406.1%+1.0 pts

47▲7Red Oak, IAIA5,3886.0%−3.1 pts

48▲30Eldridge, IAIA6,9545.9%+0.8 pts

49▼1Le Mars, IAIA10,7605.8%−2.4 pts

50▲2Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9355.7%−1.7 pts

51▼27Carroll, IAIA10,0855.6%−5.2 pts

52▼32Adel, IAIA7,0985.6%+2.4 pts

53▼6Mason City, IAIA26,8535.5%−1.3 pts

54▼31Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4935.5%−3.4 pts

55▲21Marion, IAIA42,7324.8%−0.2 pts

56▼55Sheldon, IAIA5,5754.8%−4.5 pts

57▲15DeWitt, IAIA5,7044.8%+1.1 pts

58▼20Muscatine, IAIA23,1644.8%−3.1 pts

59▲3Indianola, IAIA16,8294.7%−0.5 pts

60▼51Denison, IAIA8,2144.5%−4.4 pts

61▼39Knoxville, IAIA7,4694.3%−7.4 pts

62▼12Coralville, IAIA23,9604.2%−0.3 pts

63▼8Clive, IAIA19,8614.2%+2.7 pts

64▲23Polk City, IAIA6,6303.9%+3.3 pts

65▲12West Des Moines, IAIA74,2243.9%+0.5 pts

66▲9Norwalk, IAIA15,0043.8%−0.6 pts

67▲4Bettendorf, IAIA40,7103.8%−1.3 pts

68▼15Altoona, IAIA22,7963.7%+0.5 pts

69▼3Pella, IAIA10,9923.6%−0.6 pts

70▼5Hiawatha, IAIA7,4323.2%−1.1 pts

71▼32Nevada, IAIA6,9743.1%−1.6 pts

72▲12North Liberty, IAIA21,9762.9%−0.1 pts

73▲1Urbandale, IAIA48,5702.8%−0.2 pts

74▼1Waukee, IAIA34,8902.7%+0.7 pts

75▼5Johnston, IAIA25,0652.5%−0.4 pts

76▼64Anamosa, IAIA5,9012.5%−3.2 pts

77▼13Waverly, IAIA10,5612.5%−2.7 pts

78▲7Asbury, IAIA6,0352.3%+1.9 pts

79▼30Storm Lake, IAIA11,5901.9%−4.7 pts

80▲1Ankeny, IAIA77,8331.8%−0.9 pts

81▲2Orange City, IAIA6,4681.7%−0.5 pts

82Bondurant, IAIA9,6471.6%−0.3 pts

83▼32Sioux Center, IAIA8,8641.5%−6.3 pts

84▼5Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0591.4%−1.3 pts

85▼16Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2391.4%+0.2 pts

86Tiffin, IAIA7,1560.7%−1.3 pts

87▼7Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3240.0%−0.5 pts

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