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Shortest commutes, Iowa cities · 1990

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

01Creston, IAIA7,3359.1−22%

02Storm Lake, IAIA11,5909.3−8%

03Keokuk, IAIA9,51010.3−2%

04Cherokee, IAIA5,12210.3−7%

05Clarinda, IAIA5,27310.7+3%

06Webster City, IAIA7,81511.2+9%

07Mason City, IAIA26,85311.8+15%

08Sheldon, IAIA5,57511.8+9%

09Centerville, IAIA5,32712.3−13%

10Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83712.4+24%

11Decorah, IAIA7,41712.4+15%

12Grinnell, IAIA9,43012.6+12%

13Newton, IAIA15,74112.6+4%

14Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01312.6+0%

15Dubuque, IAIA59,14812.7+31%

16Carroll, IAIA10,08512.7+26%

17Denison, IAIA8,21412.8+22%

18Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52512.8+21%

19Pella, IAIA10,99212.9+22%

20Spencer, IAIA11,21813.2+41%

21Algona, IAIA5,30913.2+12%

22Atlantic, IAIA6,67613.2−8%

23Burlington, IAIA23,33613.3+24%

24Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32413.5+44%

25Marshalltown, IAIA27,53613.5+16%

26Orange City, IAIA6,46813.6+43%

27Ottumwa, IAIA25,31913.6+8%

28Ames, IAIA68,22013.6+27%

29Red Oak, IAIA5,38813.6+7%

30Fort Madison, IAIA9,93513.7+15%

31Sioux City, IAIA86,35613.7+34%

32Hiawatha, IAIA7,43213.8+44%

33Asbury, IAIA6,03513.8+48%

34Clear Lake, IAIA7,60113.8+42%

35Waverly, IAIA10,56113.9+37%

36Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24014.0+47%

37Clinton, IAIA24,04914.0+17%

38Waterloo, IAIA66,91914.3+39%

39Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50014.4+32%

40Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93514.4+36%

41Fairfield, IAIA9,22014.5+44%

42Washington, IAIA7,26114.5−1%

43Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05914.6+44%

44Iowa City, IAIA76,22914.7+44%

45Muscatine, IAIA23,16415.0+34%

46Coralville, IAIA23,96015.2+34%

47Estherville, IAIA5,80715.3+33%

48Le Mars, IAIA10,76015.5+23%

49Davenport, IAIA100,35815.5+39%

50Bettendorf, IAIA40,71015.5+49%

51Independence, IAIA6,31215.6+2%

52Clive, IAIA19,86115.7+61%

53West Des Moines, IAIA74,22415.7+52%

54Des Moines, IAIA212,08615.9+51%

55Charles City, IAIA7,01315.9+20%

56Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49316.0+26%

57Nevada, IAIA6,97416.2+35%

58Perry, IAIA8,20816.3+24%

59Manchester, IAIA5,35716.4+13%

60Marion, IAIA42,73216.4+44%

61Tiffin, IAIA7,15616.4+43%

62Oelwein, IAIA5,75716.5+29%

63Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68016.7+53%

64Osceola, IAIA5,67916.7+7%

65Urbandale, IAIA48,57016.7+56%

66Boone, IAIA12,47116.9+21%

67Maquoketa, IAIA6,02717.4+23%

68Johnston, IAIA25,06517.7+68%

69Glenwood, IAIA5,28718.0+22%

70Ankeny, IAIA77,83318.1+58%

71DeWitt, IAIA5,70418.1+32%

72Sioux Center, IAIA8,86418.6+89%

73Waukee, IAIA34,89018.7+69%

74Knoxville, IAIA7,46918.7+20%

75North Liberty, IAIA21,97619.1+67%

76Bondurant, IAIA9,64719.7+65%

77Anamosa, IAIA5,90119.7+23%

78Grimes, IAIA17,40519.9+76%

79Norwalk, IAIA15,00420.0+64%

80Eldridge, IAIA6,95420.2+65%

81Winterset, IAIA5,52020.6+18%

82Altoona, IAIA22,79621.4+88%

83Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23923.3+98%

84Indianola, IAIA16,82923.5+50%

85Vinton, IAIA5,00424.1+44%

86Adel, IAIA7,09824.6+62%

87Polk City, IAIA6,63024.7+85%

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