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Shortest commutes, Iowa counties

Iowa counties with the shortest mean travel time to work (2023 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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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%

03Winnebago County, IAIA10,25114.7+32%

04Cass County, IAIA12,96015.1−3%

05Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37215.6+48%

06Carroll County, IAIA20,30315.7+43%

07Union County, IAIA11,82915.8+20%

08Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53215.9+54%

09Jefferson County, IAIA15,29115.9+47%

10Ida County, IAIA6,77716.1+26%

11Kossuth County, IAIA14,32216.3+34%

12Dubuque County, IAIA99,38116.7+61%

13Cherokee County, IAIA11,36916.7+39%

14Dickinson County, IAIA18,07716.7+52%

15Crawford County, IAIA16,23717.2+42%

16Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89917.2+51%

17Clay County, IAIA16,20217.8+70%

18Story County, IAIA101,29117.8+55%

19Page County, IAIA14,85617.8+56%

20Des Moines County, IAIA38,07718.0+63%

21Mahaska County, IAIA21,88018.0+40%

22Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73318.1+60%

23Woodbury County, IAIA106,64918.1+65%

24Osceola County, IAIA5,98018.2+61%

25Shelby County, IAIA11,68918.5+24%

26Mitchell County, IAIA10,65018.5+29%

27Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36818.6+43%

28Lyon County, IAIA12,35418.9+42%

29Floyd County, IAIA14,90118.9+36%

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

31Audubon County, IAIA5,50919.0+32%

32Muscatine County, IAIA41,85319.0+59%

33Adams County, IAIA3,61719.1+40%

34Hancock County, IAIA10,52819.1+54%

35Plymouth County, IAIA25,69719.2+44%

36Linn County, IAIA232,02819.3+75%

37Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66319.4+28%

38Johnson County, IAIA160,04419.4+78%

39Henry County, IAIA19,34919.6+61%

40Humboldt County, IAIA9,40919.7+48%

41Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99619.8+56%

42Marshall County, IAIA39,89019.9+58%

43Wapello County, IAIA35,21020.0+48%

44Polk County, IAIA516,54620.0+86%

45Bremer County, IAIA25,29620.1+59%

46Webster County, IAIA36,83820.2+80%

47Wright County, IAIA12,80120.2+71%

48Scott County, IAIA175,25920.3+79%

49Delaware County, IAIA17,67420.3+28%

50Lee County, IAIA32,30620.4+76%

51Adair County, IAIA7,40320.4+25%

52Franklin County, IAIA9,86820.5+54%

53Appanoose County, IAIA12,07720.6+35%

54Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81920.7+51%

55Taylor County, IAIA5,83520.9+51%

56Emmet County, IAIA9,10720.9+78%

57Marion County, IAIA34,19221.0+35%

58Dallas County, IAIA118,45721.2+51%

59Worth County, IAIA7,33821.4+64%

60Hamilton County, IAIA14,94421.4+83%

61Hardin County, IAIA16,45521.6+59%

62Clinton County, IAIA46,00221.7+64%

63Sac County, IAIA9,52521.7+80%

64Allamakee County, IAIA14,23822.2+62%

65Iowa County, IAIA16,50422.2+45%

66Montgomery County, IAIA10,00222.3+66%

67Fremont County, IAIA6,52222.3+34%

68Calhoun County, IAIA9,56222.3+67%

69Boone County, IAIA26,79922.5+55%

70Decatur County, IAIA7,65522.5+27%

71Fayette County, IAIA19,04722.5+63%

72Van Buren County, IAIA7,13122.5+35%

73Monona County, IAIA8,53922.6+26%

74Tama County, IAIA16,79622.7+53%

75Lucas County, IAIA8,84722.8+13%

76Ringgold County, IAIA4,64222.9+49%

77Greene County, IAIA8,65823.0+50%

78Clayton County, IAIA16,84523.1+58%

79Howard County, IAIA9,41523.2+61%

80Jasper County, IAIA38,15323.3+68%

81Washington County, IAIA22,66723.5+53%

82Buchanan County, IAIA20,88323.5+48%

83Grundy County, IAIA12,36123.5+71%

84Warren County, IAIA57,33124.1+42%

85Clarke County, IAIA9,57424.3+32%

86Butler County, IAIA14,04924.7+64%

87Jones County, IAIA21,25324.7+33%

88Jackson County, IAIA19,28824.8+52%

89Benton County, IAIA26,00424.9+46%

90Wayne County, IAIA6,73825.4+58%

91Mills County, IAIA14,79325.6+56%

92Davis County, IAIA9,23025.8+46%

93Harrison County, IAIA14,62326.2+24%

94Keokuk County, IAIA9,79726.5+38%

95Cedar County, IAIA18,35926.7+63%

96Guthrie County, IAIA10,78227.1+24%

97Louisa County, IAIA10,41627.3+70%

98Madison County, IAIA17,27028.7+44%

99Monroe County, IAIA7,40629.4+58%

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