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Shortest commutes, Iowa counties · 1990

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

01Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37215.2+44%

02Des Moines County, IAIA38,07715.6+41%

03Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53215.8+54%

04Woodbury County, IAIA106,64916.0+46%

05Webster County, IAIA36,83816.2+44%

06Linn County, IAIA232,02816.4+49%

07Lee County, IAIA32,30616.7+44%

08Polk County, IAIA516,54616.9+57%

09Story County, IAIA101,29117.0+48%

10Scott County, IAIA175,25917.1+51%

11Johnson County, IAIA160,04417.7+61%

12Wapello County, IAIA35,21017.8+32%

13Dubuque County, IAIA99,38118.1+75%

14Marshall County, IAIA39,89018.2+45%

15Union County, IAIA11,82918.3+39%

16Muscatine County, IAIA41,85318.4+54%

17Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44919.3+71%

18Page County, IAIA14,85619.3+69%

19Clinton County, IAIA46,00219.3+46%

20Clay County, IAIA16,20219.6+88%

21Wright County, IAIA12,80119.9+68%

22Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99620.3+59%

23Dickinson County, IAIA18,07720.3+84%

24Henry County, IAIA19,34920.5+69%

25Appanoose County, IAIA12,07720.7+36%

26Winnebago County, IAIA10,25121.0+88%

27Montgomery County, IAIA10,00221.0+57%

28Jasper County, IAIA38,15321.2+53%

29Jefferson County, IAIA15,29121.2+96%

30Emmet County, IAIA9,10721.5+83%

31Carroll County, IAIA20,30321.6+97%

32Marion County, IAIA34,19221.7+40%

33Hamilton County, IAIA14,94421.8+86%

34Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36821.9+69%

35Hardin County, IAIA16,45522.1+63%

36Cherokee County, IAIA11,36922.3+85%

37Boone County, IAIA26,79923.0+58%

38Bremer County, IAIA25,29623.1+83%

39Humboldt County, IAIA9,40923.2+75%

40Greene County, IAIA8,65823.7+55%

41Mills County, IAIA14,79323.8+45%

42Sioux County, IAIA36,77424.0+126%

43Dallas County, IAIA118,45724.3+73%

44Floyd County, IAIA14,90124.4+76%

45Louisa County, IAIA10,41624.4+52%

46Cass County, IAIA12,96024.6+58%

47Lucas County, IAIA8,84724.8+23%

48Crawford County, IAIA16,23724.9+106%

49Washington County, IAIA22,66725.1+63%

50Mahaska County, IAIA21,88025.1+95%

51Clarke County, IAIA9,57425.3+38%

52O'Brien County, IAIA14,22025.4+104%

53Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89926.0+128%

54Hancock County, IAIA10,52826.1+110%

55Plymouth County, IAIA25,69726.3+98%

56Fremont County, IAIA6,52226.5+59%

57Warren County, IAIA57,33126.5+56%

58Decatur County, IAIA7,65526.5+50%

59Worth County, IAIA7,33827.0+108%

60Cedar County, IAIA18,35927.0+64%

61Monona County, IAIA8,53927.2+51%

62Tama County, IAIA16,79627.2+83%

63Ida County, IAIA6,77727.4+115%

64Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66327.5+81%

65Grundy County, IAIA12,36128.2+104%

66Sac County, IAIA9,52528.2+134%

67Taylor County, IAIA5,83528.3+104%

68Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73328.3+151%

69Buchanan County, IAIA20,88328.4+78%

70Calhoun County, IAIA9,56228.6+114%

71Kossuth County, IAIA14,32228.6+134%

72Franklin County, IAIA9,86828.6+116%

73Allamakee County, IAIA14,23828.8+111%

74Keokuk County, IAIA9,79728.8+50%

75Shelby County, IAIA11,68929.1+95%

76Osceola County, IAIA5,98029.3+158%

77Harrison County, IAIA14,62329.3+39%

78Davis County, IAIA9,23029.3+66%

79Monroe County, IAIA7,40629.6+59%

80Iowa County, IAIA16,50429.6+94%

81Adams County, IAIA3,61729.6+117%

82Jackson County, IAIA19,28829.8+82%

83Benton County, IAIA26,00429.8+75%

84Ringgold County, IAIA4,64229.8+95%

85Mitchell County, IAIA10,65029.9+110%

86Madison County, IAIA17,27029.9+50%

87Jones County, IAIA21,25330.2+62%

88Fayette County, IAIA19,04730.3+119%

89Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81930.4+122%

90Van Buren County, IAIA7,13130.8+85%

91Audubon County, IAIA5,50931.2+117%

92Delaware County, IAIA17,67431.6+99%

93Adair County, IAIA7,40331.6+93%

94Guthrie County, IAIA10,78232.0+47%

95Butler County, IAIA14,04932.5+115%

96Lyon County, IAIA12,35432.6+146%

97Wayne County, IAIA6,73832.8+104%

98Howard County, IAIA9,41534.0+137%

99Clayton County, IAIA16,84534.3+135%

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