RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Most public transit riders, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities with the most workers commuting by public transportation, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of commuters, not the transit share. This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 15.

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01Iowa City, IAIA76,2293,175–

02Ames, IAIA68,2202,724–

03Des Moines, IAIA212,0862,136–

04Sioux City, IAIA86,356573–

05Coralville, IAIA23,960483–

06Dubuque, IAIA59,148388–

07Ankeny, IAIA77,833338–

08West Des Moines, IAIA74,224329–

09Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935320–

10Davenport, IAIA100,358301–

11Waterloo, IAIA66,919287–

12Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680185–

13Muscatine, IAIA23,164130–

14Urbandale, IAIA48,570125–

15Sheldon, IAIA5,575116–

16Mason City, IAIA26,853113–

17North Liberty, IAIA21,976112–

18Ottumwa, IAIA25,319105–

19Bettendorf, IAIA40,71098–

20Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83775–

21Burlington, IAIA23,33673–

22Marion, IAIA42,73265–

23Altoona, IAIA22,79654–

24Glenwood, IAIA5,28754–

25Spencer, IAIA11,21850–

26Indianola, IAIA16,82945–

27Keokuk, IAIA9,51043–

28Clinton, IAIA24,04943–

29Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24042–

30Pella, IAIA10,99235–

31Clear Lake, IAIA7,60130–

32Atlantic, IAIA6,67629–

33Clive, IAIA19,86128–

34Johnston, IAIA25,06526–

35Storm Lake, IAIA11,59025–

36Boone, IAIA12,47125–

37Red Oak, IAIA5,38825–

38Le Mars, IAIA10,76023–

39Orange City, IAIA6,46820–

40Perry, IAIA8,20818–

41Waverly, IAIA10,56117–

42Creston, IAIA7,33517–

43Fort Madison, IAIA9,93516–

44Bondurant, IAIA9,64715–

45Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49312–

46Decorah, IAIA7,41712–

47Independence, IAIA6,31212–

48Vinton, IAIA5,00412–

49Webster City, IAIA7,81511–

50Newton, IAIA15,74110–

51Maquoketa, IAIA6,02710–

52Hiawatha, IAIA7,4329–

53Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5007–

54Marshalltown, IAIA27,5366–

55Tiffin, IAIA7,1565–

56Grimes, IAIA17,4055–

57Charles City, IAIA7,0135–

58Washington, IAIA7,2614–

59Grinnell, IAIA9,4304–

60Fairfield, IAIA9,2203–

61Adel, IAIA7,0983–

62Algona, IAIA5,3093–

63Nevada, IAIA6,9742–

64Oelwein, IAIA5,7572–

65Winterset, IAIA5,5202–

66Estherville, IAIA5,8072–

67Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0591–

68Osceola, IAIA5,6790–

69Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3240–

70Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5250–

71Anamosa, IAIA5,9010–

72Waukee, IAIA34,8900–

73Carroll, IAIA10,0850–

74Eldridge, IAIA6,9540–

75Norwalk, IAIA15,0040–

76Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2390–

77Polk City, IAIA6,6300–

78Sioux Center, IAIA8,8640–

79Asbury, IAIA6,0350–

80Centerville, IAIA5,3270–

81Cherokee, IAIA5,1220–

82Clarinda, IAIA5,2730–

83Denison, IAIA8,2140–

84DeWitt, IAIA5,7040–

85Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0130–

86Knoxville, IAIA7,4690–

87Manchester, IAIA5,3570–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS