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Shortest commutes, Iowa cities

Iowa cities with the shortest mean travel time to work (2023 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01Storm Lake, IAIA11,59010.1−1%

02Orange City, IAIA6,46810.2+7%

03Atlantic, IAIA6,67610.8−25%

04Algona, IAIA5,30911.2−4%

05Sioux Center, IAIA8,86411.7+19%

06Carroll, IAIA10,08511.8+17%

07Grinnell, IAIA9,43012.3+9%

08Creston, IAIA7,33512.3+6%

09Cherokee, IAIA5,12212.4+11%

10Denison, IAIA8,21412.7+21%

11Decorah, IAIA7,41712.8+18%

12Fairfield, IAIA9,22013.2+31%

13Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32413.4+43%

14Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52513.4+26%

15Mason City, IAIA26,85313.5+32%

16Pella, IAIA10,99213.7+30%

17Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50014.0+29%

18Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24014.0+48%

19Manchester, IAIA5,35714.2−2%

20Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05914.4+42%

21Centerville, IAIA5,32714.4+2%

22Dubuque, IAIA59,14814.6+51%

23Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01315.0+19%

24Charles City, IAIA7,01315.2+14%

25Ames, IAIA68,22015.6+46%

26Spencer, IAIA11,21815.8+69%

27Waterloo, IAIA66,91915.9+54%

28Hiawatha, IAIA7,43215.9+66%

29Keokuk, IAIA9,51016.0+51%

30Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49316.0+26%

31Burlington, IAIA23,33616.1+51%

32Clarinda, IAIA5,27316.2+55%

33Le Mars, IAIA10,76016.3+29%

34Muscatine, IAIA23,16416.3+46%

35Asbury, IAIA6,03516.4+75%

36Sheldon, IAIA5,57516.6+52%

37Marshalltown, IAIA27,53617.2+48%

38Waverly, IAIA10,56117.2+69%

39Iowa City, IAIA76,22917.3+69%

40Sioux City, IAIA86,35617.5+70%

41Ottumwa, IAIA25,31917.8+42%

42Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68017.9+64%

43Nevada, IAIA6,97418.0+50%

44West Des Moines, IAIA74,22418.3+77%

45Webster City, IAIA7,81518.3+79%

46Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93518.6+76%

47Clear Lake, IAIA7,60118.6+91%

48Washington, IAIA7,26118.8+28%

49Clinton, IAIA24,04918.9+59%

50Urbandale, IAIA48,57018.9+76%

51Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83719.0+90%

52Boone, IAIA12,47119.2+38%

53Marion, IAIA42,73219.2+68%

54Coralville, IAIA23,96019.3+71%

55Davenport, IAIA100,35819.4+74%

56Eldridge, IAIA6,95419.4+58%

57Des Moines, IAIA212,08619.5+84%

58Grimes, IAIA17,40519.6+73%

59Johnston, IAIA25,06519.7+88%

60Waukee, IAIA34,89019.8+78%

61Bettendorf, IAIA40,71019.8+90%

62Independence, IAIA6,31220.3+33%

63Osceola, IAIA5,67920.6+31%

64Clive, IAIA19,86120.7+113%

65Red Oak, IAIA5,38820.9+65%

66Vinton, IAIA5,00421.1+26%

67Ankeny, IAIA77,83321.1+85%

68Estherville, IAIA5,80721.5+87%

69Norwalk, IAIA15,00421.6+77%

70Indianola, IAIA16,82921.8+38%

71Adel, IAIA7,09821.8+44%

72Tiffin, IAIA7,15622.1+92%

73Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23922.2+89%

74Newton, IAIA15,74122.3+83%

75Bondurant, IAIA9,64722.3+86%

76Glenwood, IAIA5,28722.4+51%

77Maquoketa, IAIA6,02722.5+58%

78Altoona, IAIA22,79622.5+98%

79Oelwein, IAIA5,75722.8+77%

80Knoxville, IAIA7,46923.0+48%

81Fort Madison, IAIA9,93523.1+94%

82Winterset, IAIA5,52023.9+36%

83DeWitt, IAIA5,70424.0+75%

84Polk City, IAIA6,63024.3+83%

85North Liberty, IAIA21,97624.6+115%

86Perry, IAIA8,20824.8+89%

87Anamosa, IAIA5,90127.4+70%

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