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Shortest commutes, Iowa counties

Iowa counties with the shortest mean travel time to work (2024 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 20.4. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Ida County, IA, up 47 places to #10.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01Sioux County, IAIA36,77413.5+27%

02Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44914.0+25%

03▲5Winnebago County, IAIA10,25114.7+32%

04▲22Cass County, IAIA12,96015.1−3%

05▲10Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37215.6+48%

06▼3Carroll County, IAIA20,30315.7+43%

07▲3Union County, IAIA11,82915.8+20%

08▲3Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53215.9+54%

09▲7Jefferson County, IAIA15,29115.9+47%

10▲47Ida County, IAIA6,77716.1+26%

11▼7Kossuth County, IAIA14,32216.3+34%

12▼3Dubuque County, IAIA99,38116.7+61%

13▲15Cherokee County, IAIA11,36916.7+39%

14▼7Dickinson County, IAIA18,07716.7+52%

15▼1Crawford County, IAIA16,23717.2+42%

16▼10Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89917.2+51%

17▼5Clay County, IAIA16,20217.8+70%

18▲11Story County, IAIA101,29117.8+55%

19▼14Page County, IAIA14,85617.8+56%

20▼7Des Moines County, IAIA38,07718.0+63%

21▼4Mahaska County, IAIA21,88018.0+40%

22▲9Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73318.1+60%

23▲2Woodbury County, IAIA106,64918.1+65%

24▲40Osceola County, IAIA5,98018.2+61%

25▼4Shelby County, IAIA11,68918.5+24%

26▲28Mitchell County, IAIA10,65018.5+29%

27▲9Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36818.6+43%

28▲16Lyon County, IAIA12,35418.9+42%

29▲1Floyd County, IAIA14,90118.9+36%

30▼12O'Brien County, IAIA14,22019.0+52%

31▲6Audubon County, IAIA5,50919.0+32%

32▼5Muscatine County, IAIA41,85319.0+59%

33▲27Adams County, IAIA3,61719.1+40%

34▲19Hancock County, IAIA10,52819.1+54%

35▼2Plymouth County, IAIA25,69719.2+44%

36▲3Linn County, IAIA232,02819.3+75%

37▲4Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66319.4+28%

38▲7Johnson County, IAIA160,04419.4+78%

39▼16Henry County, IAIA19,34919.6+61%

40▼16Humboldt County, IAIA9,40919.7+48%

41▲18Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99619.8+56%

42▼8Marshall County, IAIA39,89019.9+58%

43▼8Wapello County, IAIA35,21020.0+48%

44▲3Polk County, IAIA516,54620.0+86%

45▲13Bremer County, IAIA25,29620.1+59%

46▼27Webster County, IAIA36,83820.2+80%

47▼25Wright County, IAIA12,80120.2+71%

48▼8Scott County, IAIA175,25920.3+79%

49▲21Delaware County, IAIA17,67420.3+28%

50▼18Lee County, IAIA32,30620.4+76%

51▲32Adair County, IAIA7,40320.4+25%

52▼32Franklin County, IAIA9,86820.5+54%

53▲9Appanoose County, IAIA12,07720.6+35%

54▼6Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81920.7+51%

55▲22Taylor County, IAIA5,83520.9+51%

56▼14Emmet County, IAIA9,10720.9+78%

57▼14Marion County, IAIA34,19221.0+35%

58▲5Dallas County, IAIA118,45721.2+51%

59▲16Worth County, IAIA7,33821.4+64%

60▲1Hamilton County, IAIA14,94421.4+83%

61▼10Hardin County, IAIA16,45521.6+59%

62▼10Clinton County, IAIA46,00221.7+64%

63▼25Sac County, IAIA9,52521.7+80%

64▲16Allamakee County, IAIA14,23822.2+62%

65▲21Iowa County, IAIA16,50422.2+45%

66▼17Montgomery County, IAIA10,00222.3+66%

67▼12Fremont County, IAIA6,52222.3+34%

68▼18Calhoun County, IAIA9,56222.3+67%

69▼2Boone County, IAIA26,79922.5+55%

70▲26Decatur County, IAIA7,65522.5+27%

71▼25Fayette County, IAIA19,04722.5+63%

72▲9Van Buren County, IAIA7,13122.5+35%

73▼8Monona County, IAIA8,53922.6+26%

74▼6Tama County, IAIA16,79622.7+53%

75▼19Lucas County, IAIA8,84722.8+13%

76▲11Ringgold County, IAIA4,64222.9+49%

77▼11Greene County, IAIA8,65823.0+50%

78▼5Clayton County, IAIA16,84523.1+58%

79▼7Howard County, IAIA9,41523.2+61%

80▼1Jasper County, IAIA38,15323.3+68%

81▼7Washington County, IAIA22,66723.5+53%

82▼4Buchanan County, IAIA20,88323.5+48%

83▼14Grundy County, IAIA12,36123.5+71%

84▲6Warren County, IAIA57,33124.1+42%

85▲9Clarke County, IAIA9,57424.3+32%

86▼2Butler County, IAIA14,04924.7+64%

87▲6Jones County, IAIA21,25324.7+33%

88▲1Jackson County, IAIA19,28824.8+52%

89▲2Benton County, IAIA26,00424.9+46%

90▼8Wayne County, IAIA6,73825.4+58%

91▼6Mills County, IAIA14,79325.6+56%

92▼21Davis County, IAIA9,23025.8+46%

93▲5Harrison County, IAIA14,62326.2+24%

94▼2Keokuk County, IAIA9,79726.5+38%

95Cedar County, IAIA18,35926.7+63%

96▲3Guthrie County, IAIA10,78227.1+24%

97▼21Louisa County, IAIA10,41627.3+70%

98▼1Madison County, IAIA17,27028.7+44%

99▼11Monroe County, IAIA7,40629.4+58%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES