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Shortest commutes, Iowa counties · 2000

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

01Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53210.3+0%

02Dubuque County, IAIA99,38110.4+0%

03Clay County, IAIA16,20210.4+0%

04Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37210.6+0%

05Sioux County, IAIA36,77410.6+0%

06Polk County, IAIA516,54610.7+0%

07Jefferson County, IAIA15,29110.8+0%

08Woodbury County, IAIA106,64910.9+0%

09Carroll County, IAIA20,30310.9+0%

10Johnson County, IAIA160,04411.0+0%

11Linn County, IAIA232,02811.0+0%

12Dickinson County, IAIA18,07711.0+0%

13Des Moines County, IAIA38,07711.1+0%

14Winnebago County, IAIA10,25111.1+0%

15Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44911.2+0%

16Webster County, IAIA36,83811.2+0%

17Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73311.3+0%

18Scott County, IAIA175,25911.3+0%

19Osceola County, IAIA5,98011.3+0%

20Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89911.4+0%

21Page County, IAIA14,85611.4+0%

22Story County, IAIA101,29111.5+0%

23Lee County, IAIA32,30611.6+0%

24Hamilton County, IAIA14,94411.7+0%

25Emmet County, IAIA9,10711.8+0%

26Wright County, IAIA12,80111.8+0%

27Muscatine County, IAIA41,85311.9+0%

28Cherokee County, IAIA11,36912.1+0%

29Sac County, IAIA9,52512.1+0%

30Crawford County, IAIA16,23712.1+0%

31Henry County, IAIA19,34912.2+0%

32Kossuth County, IAIA14,32212.2+0%

33Hancock County, IAIA10,52812.4+0%

34O'Brien County, IAIA14,22012.5+0%

35Bremer County, IAIA25,29612.6+0%

36Marshall County, IAIA39,89012.6+0%

37Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99612.7+0%

38Ida County, IAIA6,77712.7+0%

39Mahaska County, IAIA21,88012.9+0%

40Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36813.0+0%

41Worth County, IAIA7,33813.0+0%

42Union County, IAIA11,82913.2+0%

43Clinton County, IAIA46,00213.2+0%

44Franklin County, IAIA9,86813.3+0%

45Plymouth County, IAIA25,69713.3+0%

46Lyon County, IAIA12,35413.3+0%

47Humboldt County, IAIA9,40913.3+0%

48Calhoun County, IAIA9,56213.3+0%

49Montgomery County, IAIA10,00213.4+0%

50Wapello County, IAIA35,21013.4+0%

51Hardin County, IAIA16,45513.5+0%

52Allamakee County, IAIA14,23813.6+0%

53Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81913.7+0%

54Adams County, IAIA3,61713.7+0%

55Grundy County, IAIA12,36113.8+0%

56Fayette County, IAIA19,04713.8+0%

57Taylor County, IAIA5,83513.9+0%

58Jasper County, IAIA38,15313.9+0%

59Floyd County, IAIA14,90113.9+0%

60Dallas County, IAIA118,45714.1+0%

61Mitchell County, IAIA10,65014.3+0%

62Audubon County, IAIA5,50914.3+0%

63Howard County, IAIA9,41514.4+0%

64Boone County, IAIA26,79914.5+0%

65Clayton County, IAIA16,84514.6+0%

66Tama County, IAIA16,79614.9+0%

67Shelby County, IAIA11,68914.9+0%

68Butler County, IAIA14,04915.1+0%

69Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66315.2+0%

70Iowa County, IAIA16,50415.3+0%

71Appanoose County, IAIA12,07715.3+0%

72Ringgold County, IAIA4,64215.3+0%

73Greene County, IAIA8,65815.3+0%

74Washington County, IAIA22,66715.3+0%

75Cass County, IAIA12,96015.5+0%

76Marion County, IAIA34,19215.6+0%

77Delaware County, IAIA17,67415.9+0%

78Buchanan County, IAIA20,88315.9+0%

79Louisa County, IAIA10,41616.1+0%

80Wayne County, IAIA6,73816.1+0%

81Adair County, IAIA7,40316.3+0%

82Jackson County, IAIA19,28816.4+0%

83Mills County, IAIA14,79316.4+0%

84Cedar County, IAIA18,35916.5+0%

85Van Buren County, IAIA7,13116.6+0%

86Fremont County, IAIA6,52216.6+0%

87Benton County, IAIA26,00417.0+0%

88Warren County, IAIA57,33117.0+0%

89Davis County, IAIA9,23017.6+0%

90Decatur County, IAIA7,65517.7+0%

91Monona County, IAIA8,53918.0+0%

92Clarke County, IAIA9,57418.4+0%

93Monroe County, IAIA7,40618.6+0%

94Jones County, IAIA21,25318.6+0%

95Keokuk County, IAIA9,79719.2+0%

96Madison County, IAIA17,27019.9+0%

97Lucas County, IAIA8,84720.2+0%

98Harrison County, IAIA14,62321.1+0%

99Guthrie County, IAIA10,78221.8+0%

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