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Shortest commutes, Iowa cities · 2020

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

01Algona, IAIA5,3099.9−16%

02Carroll, IAIA10,08510.1−0%

03Storm Lake, IAIA11,59010.4+2%

04Orange City, IAIA6,46811.6+22%

05Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52511.9+12%

06Pella, IAIA10,99211.9+13%

07Sioux Center, IAIA8,86412.1+23%

08Fairfield, IAIA9,22012.4+23%

09Creston, IAIA7,33512.9+12%

10Sheldon, IAIA5,57513.0+19%

11Charles City, IAIA7,01313.1−1%

12Decorah, IAIA7,41713.3+23%

13Clarinda, IAIA5,27313.5+29%

14Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50013.8+27%

15Le Mars, IAIA10,76014.2+13%

16Grinnell, IAIA9,43014.2+26%

17Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32414.2+52%

18Denison, IAIA8,21414.4+38%

19Keokuk, IAIA9,51014.5+37%

20Dubuque, IAIA59,14814.6+52%

21Atlantic, IAIA6,67614.6+2%

22Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49314.7+16%

23Spencer, IAIA11,21814.9+60%

24Manchester, IAIA5,35715.4+7%

25Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24015.5+63%

26Burlington, IAIA23,33615.5+45%

27Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83715.7+57%

28Mason City, IAIA26,85315.7+54%

29Waverly, IAIA10,56115.9+56%

30Ottumwa, IAIA25,31916.1+28%

31Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01316.1+28%

32Washington, IAIA7,26116.2+10%

33Asbury, IAIA6,03516.2+74%

34Hiawatha, IAIA7,43216.3+70%

35Eldridge, IAIA6,95416.3+33%

36Centerville, IAIA5,32716.3+16%

37Cherokee, IAIA5,12216.4+47%

38Waterloo, IAIA66,91916.4+59%

39Muscatine, IAIA23,16416.5+48%

40Marshalltown, IAIA27,53616.6+43%

41Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05916.8+66%

42Ames, IAIA68,22016.8+57%

43Oelwein, IAIA5,75717.0+33%

44Clinton, IAIA24,04917.1+43%

45Sioux City, IAIA86,35617.3+68%

46West Des Moines, IAIA74,22417.3+67%

47Webster City, IAIA7,81517.3+69%

48Iowa City, IAIA76,22917.3+69%

49Estherville, IAIA5,80717.6+53%

50Davenport, IAIA100,35817.9+61%

51Nevada, IAIA6,97417.9+49%

52Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93518.0+71%

53Fort Madison, IAIA9,93518.0+51%

54Clive, IAIA19,86118.1+86%

55Clear Lake, IAIA7,60118.5+90%

56Bettendorf, IAIA40,71018.5+78%

57Tiffin, IAIA7,15618.7+63%

58Boone, IAIA12,47118.8+35%

59Coralville, IAIA23,96018.8+67%

60Des Moines, IAIA212,08619.1+81%

61Urbandale, IAIA48,57019.1+78%

62DeWitt, IAIA5,70419.2+40%

63Maquoketa, IAIA6,02719.2+35%

64Red Oak, IAIA5,38819.2+51%

65Glenwood, IAIA5,28719.2+30%

66Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68019.3+77%

67Grimes, IAIA17,40519.4+71%

68Marion, IAIA42,73219.5+71%

69Johnston, IAIA25,06519.7+87%

70Waukee, IAIA34,89019.8+78%

71Knoxville, IAIA7,46919.8+27%

72Newton, IAIA15,74120.4+68%

73Osceola, IAIA5,67920.6+32%

74Bondurant, IAIA9,64721.1+76%

75Ankeny, IAIA77,83321.6+90%

76Indianola, IAIA16,82921.7+38%

77Vinton, IAIA5,00421.8+30%

78Altoona, IAIA22,79622.0+93%

79Perry, IAIA8,20822.0+68%

80Independence, IAIA6,31222.3+46%

81Winterset, IAIA5,52022.4+28%

82Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23922.6+92%

83Norwalk, IAIA15,00423.1+89%

84Adel, IAIA7,09823.5+55%

85North Liberty, IAIA21,97625.1+119%

86Polk City, IAIA6,63025.6+92%

87Anamosa, IAIA5,90125.9+61%

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