RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Most car-free households, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the share of households with no vehicle (2020 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

01Sheldon, IAIA5,57516.5%+7.2 pts

02Osceola, IAIA5,67916.1%+10.4 pts

03Algona, IAIA5,30914.3%+9.5 pts

04Winterset, IAIA5,52013.6%+4.4 pts

05Perry, IAIA8,20812.0%+2.5 pts

06Keokuk, IAIA9,51011.6%+3.2 pts

07Grinnell, IAIA9,43011.5%−2.5 pts

08Cherokee, IAIA5,12211.4%+3.8 pts

09Denison, IAIA8,21411.2%+2.3 pts

10Centerville, IAIA5,32711.0%+0.3 pts

11Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01310.9%+3.2 pts

12Anamosa, IAIA5,90110.7%+5.1 pts

13Clinton, IAIA24,04910.6%−0.0 pts

14Atlantic, IAIA6,67610.4%−4.1 pts

15Iowa City, IAIA76,22910.4%+1.9 pts

16Burlington, IAIA23,33610.4%+0.8 pts

17Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83710.2%+1.6 pts

18Waterloo, IAIA66,91910.2%+0.8 pts

19Maquoketa, IAIA6,02710.2%+0.3 pts

20Adel, IAIA7,0989.4%+6.3 pts

21Des Moines, IAIA212,0869.3%+0.0 pts

22Knoxville, IAIA7,4699.3%−2.4 pts

23Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4939.2%+0.3 pts

24Carroll, IAIA10,0859.2%−1.6 pts

25Fairfield, IAIA9,2209.2%+0.2 pts

26Marshalltown, IAIA27,5369.1%+0.3 pts

27Newton, IAIA15,7419.0%−0.8 pts

28Ottumwa, IAIA25,3198.9%+0.5 pts

29Decorah, IAIA7,4178.6%−2.5 pts

30Oelwein, IAIA5,7578.5%−0.1 pts

31Ames, IAIA68,2208.5%+2.2 pts

32Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5258.4%+1.0 pts

33Spencer, IAIA11,2188.4%+2.3 pts

34Dubuque, IAIA59,1488.3%−1.8 pts

35Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6808.0%+0.8 pts

36Clear Lake, IAIA7,6018.0%+5.1 pts

37Davenport, IAIA100,3587.9%+1.0 pts

38Muscatine, IAIA23,1647.9%−0.0 pts

39Nevada, IAIA6,9747.8%+3.1 pts

40Creston, IAIA7,3357.6%−1.8 pts

41Glenwood, IAIA5,2877.6%−0.6 pts

42Sioux City, IAIA86,3567.6%−0.7 pts

43Charles City, IAIA7,0137.5%−7.8 pts

44Grimes, IAIA17,4057.5%+6.4 pts

45Clarinda, IAIA5,2737.4%+3.6 pts

46Independence, IAIA6,3127.3%+2.2 pts

47Mason City, IAIA26,8537.0%+0.2 pts

48Le Mars, IAIA10,7606.8%−1.5 pts

49Storm Lake, IAIA11,5906.6%+0.0 pts

50Coralville, IAIA23,9606.6%+2.0 pts

51Sioux Center, IAIA8,8646.4%−1.4 pts

52Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9356.4%−1.1 pts

53Altoona, IAIA22,7966.2%+2.9 pts

54Red Oak, IAIA5,3885.9%−3.2 pts

55Clive, IAIA19,8615.8%+4.3 pts

56Boone, IAIA12,4715.6%−2.5 pts

57Vinton, IAIA5,0045.5%+0.5 pts

58Manchester, IAIA5,3575.3%−0.6 pts

59Fort Madison, IAIA9,9355.2%−6.1 pts

60Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5005.2%−8.2 pts

61Webster City, IAIA7,8155.1%−2.2 pts

62Indianola, IAIA16,8294.8%−0.4 pts

63Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2404.8%−0.3 pts

64Waverly, IAIA10,5614.6%−0.6 pts

65Hiawatha, IAIA7,4324.5%+0.3 pts

66Pella, IAIA10,9924.4%+0.2 pts

67Estherville, IAIA5,8074.3%−0.9 pts

68Washington, IAIA7,2614.3%−3.3 pts

69Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2394.3%+3.0 pts

70Johnston, IAIA25,0653.6%+0.7 pts

71Bettendorf, IAIA40,7103.6%−1.5 pts

72DeWitt, IAIA5,7043.5%−0.2 pts

73Waukee, IAIA34,8903.2%+1.2 pts

74Urbandale, IAIA48,5703.1%+0.1 pts

75Norwalk, IAIA15,0043.0%−1.4 pts

76Marion, IAIA42,7322.9%−2.2 pts

77West Des Moines, IAIA74,2242.7%−0.7 pts

78Eldridge, IAIA6,9542.3%−2.9 pts

79Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0592.1%−0.7 pts

80Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3242.0%+1.5 pts

81Ankeny, IAIA77,8331.9%−0.8 pts

82Bondurant, IAIA9,6470.6%−1.2 pts

83Orange City, IAIA6,4680.5%−1.7 pts

84North Liberty, IAIA21,9760.4%−2.6 pts

85Asbury, IAIA6,0350.3%−0.2 pts

86Tiffin, IAIA7,1560.2%−1.9 pts

87Polk City, IAIA6,6300.0%−0.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS