RANKING · 2024 ACS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Most carpoolers, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the share of workers who carpool to work (2023 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCARPOOLED TO WORKVS 2000

01Storm Lake, IAIA11,59020.1%–

02Glenwood, IAIA5,28718.2%–

03Denison, IAIA8,21417.8%–

04Sheldon, IAIA5,57516.7%–

05Fort Madison, IAIA9,93515.5%–

06Marshalltown, IAIA27,53615.1%–

07Vinton, IAIA5,00414.5%–

08Ottumwa, IAIA25,31914.1%–

09Perry, IAIA8,20813.4%–

10Red Oak, IAIA5,38813.3%–

11Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32412.3%–

12Le Mars, IAIA10,76012.2%–

13Charles City, IAIA7,01311.9%–

14Sioux City, IAIA86,35611.7%–

15Clarinda, IAIA5,27311.7%–

16Waterloo, IAIA66,91911.4%–

17Burlington, IAIA23,33611.3%–

18Anamosa, IAIA5,90111.3%–

19Estherville, IAIA5,80711.3%–

20Des Moines, IAIA212,08611.0%–

21Grimes, IAIA17,40510.8%–

22Oelwein, IAIA5,75710.6%–

23Bondurant, IAIA9,64710.4%–

24Maquoketa, IAIA6,02710.1%–

25Muscatine, IAIA23,16410.1%–

26Waverly, IAIA10,56110.0%–

27Creston, IAIA7,3359.9%–

28Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5009.8%–

29Washington, IAIA7,2619.7%–

30Newton, IAIA15,7419.5%–

31Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4939.4%–

32Osceola, IAIA5,6799.4%–

33Boone, IAIA12,4719.3%–

34Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5259.3%–

35Clive, IAIA19,8619.3%–

36Independence, IAIA6,3129.0%–

37Centerville, IAIA5,3279.0%–

38Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8378.9%–

39Algona, IAIA5,3098.8%–

40Mason City, IAIA26,8538.6%–

41Clinton, IAIA24,0498.3%–

42Davenport, IAIA100,3588.0%–

43Knoxville, IAIA7,4697.9%–

44Hiawatha, IAIA7,4327.9%–

45Urbandale, IAIA48,5707.8%–

46Carroll, IAIA10,0857.8%–

47DeWitt, IAIA5,7047.6%–

48Nevada, IAIA6,9747.6%–

49Cherokee, IAIA5,1227.6%–

50Spencer, IAIA11,2187.3%–

51Ames, IAIA68,2207.3%–

52North Liberty, IAIA21,9767.3%–

53Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6807.1%–

54Manchester, IAIA5,3577.0%–

55Webster City, IAIA7,8156.9%–

56West Des Moines, IAIA74,2246.8%–

57Iowa City, IAIA76,2296.7%–

58Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9356.6%–

59Orange City, IAIA6,4686.1%–

60Clear Lake, IAIA7,6016.0%–

61Dubuque, IAIA59,1485.9%–

62Ankeny, IAIA77,8335.9%–

63Marion, IAIA42,7325.7%–

64Indianola, IAIA16,8295.6%–

65Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2405.5%–

66Waukee, IAIA34,8905.5%–

67Johnston, IAIA25,0655.4%–

68Winterset, IAIA5,5205.2%–

69Keokuk, IAIA9,5105.1%–

70Decorah, IAIA7,4175.1%–

71Bettendorf, IAIA40,7105.0%–

72Coralville, IAIA23,9604.9%–

73Fairfield, IAIA9,2204.8%–

74Grinnell, IAIA9,4304.5%–

75Atlantic, IAIA6,6764.4%–

76Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0133.7%–

77Altoona, IAIA22,7963.7%–

78Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2393.6%–

79Norwalk, IAIA15,0043.5%–

80Sioux Center, IAIA8,8643.5%–

81Eldridge, IAIA6,9543.5%–

82Adel, IAIA7,0983.2%–

83Pella, IAIA10,9923.0%–

84Polk City, IAIA6,6302.6%–

85Tiffin, IAIA7,1562.1%–

86Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0591.5%–

87Asbury, IAIA6,0351.0%–

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