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Shortest commutes, Iowa counties · 2010

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, IAIA36,77412.3+16%

02Carroll County, IAIA20,30313.0+19%

03Jefferson County, IAIA15,29113.1+21%

04Union County, IAIA11,82913.7+4%

05Winnebago County, IAIA10,25113.9+24%

06Cherokee County, IAIA11,36914.0+16%

07Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44914.2+26%

08Wright County, IAIA12,80114.6+24%

09Crawford County, IAIA16,23714.7+21%

10Clay County, IAIA16,20214.8+42%

11Ida County, IAIA6,77714.9+17%

12Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37215.3+45%

13Webster County, IAIA36,83815.4+37%

14Kossuth County, IAIA14,32215.5+27%

15Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53215.8+54%

16Mitchell County, IAIA10,65016.0+12%

17Des Moines County, IAIA38,07716.0+45%

18Page County, IAIA14,85616.1+41%

19Hamilton County, IAIA14,94416.3+39%

20Hardin County, IAIA16,45516.4+21%

21O'Brien County, IAIA14,22016.5+32%

22Dubuque County, IAIA99,38116.5+59%

23Howard County, IAIA9,41516.5+15%

24Dickinson County, IAIA18,07716.6+51%

25Osceola County, IAIA5,98016.7+47%

26Humboldt County, IAIA9,40916.9+27%

27Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73316.9+50%

28Marshall County, IAIA39,89016.9+34%

29Emmet County, IAIA9,10717.0+44%

30Muscatine County, IAIA41,85317.0+43%

31Woodbury County, IAIA106,64917.0+56%

32Wapello County, IAIA35,21017.3+29%

33Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81917.4+27%

34Lee County, IAIA32,30617.5+51%

35Hancock County, IAIA10,52817.6+42%

36Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89917.6+54%

37Shelby County, IAIA11,68917.6+18%

38Johnson County, IAIA160,04417.7+61%

39Story County, IAIA101,29117.7+53%

40Mahaska County, IAIA21,88017.7+38%

41Sac County, IAIA9,52517.8+47%

42Cass County, IAIA12,96017.9+15%

43Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36818.0+39%

44Linn County, IAIA232,02818.1+64%

45Plymouth County, IAIA25,69718.1+36%

46Scott County, IAIA175,25918.2+60%

47Clinton County, IAIA46,00218.2+38%

48Bremer County, IAIA25,29618.3+45%

49Franklin County, IAIA9,86818.4+39%

50Henry County, IAIA19,34918.5+52%

51Greene County, IAIA8,65818.5+21%

52Polk County, IAIA516,54618.6+73%

53Lyon County, IAIA12,35419.0+43%

54Grundy County, IAIA12,36119.2+39%

55Audubon County, IAIA5,50919.3+35%

56Ringgold County, IAIA4,64219.5+27%

57Allamakee County, IAIA14,23819.5+43%

58Floyd County, IAIA14,90119.8+42%

59Appanoose County, IAIA12,07719.8+30%

60Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66319.8+30%

61Calhoun County, IAIA9,56219.9+49%

62Marion County, IAIA34,19219.9+28%

63Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99620.2+59%

64Adams County, IAIA3,61720.2+48%

65Taylor County, IAIA5,83520.3+46%

66Fayette County, IAIA19,04720.5+48%

67Montgomery County, IAIA10,00220.6+54%

68Boone County, IAIA26,79920.7+43%

69Worth County, IAIA7,33820.7+60%

70Washington County, IAIA22,66720.8+35%

71Dallas County, IAIA118,45720.8+48%

72Adair County, IAIA7,40321.0+28%

73Delaware County, IAIA17,67421.0+33%

74Clarke County, IAIA9,57421.2+15%

75Decatur County, IAIA7,65521.2+20%

76Iowa County, IAIA16,50421.4+40%

77Clayton County, IAIA16,84521.5+47%

78Van Buren County, IAIA7,13121.5+29%

79Louisa County, IAIA10,41621.6+34%

80Tama County, IAIA16,79621.6+46%

81Monona County, IAIA8,53921.7+21%

82Jasper County, IAIA38,15321.8+57%

83Jackson County, IAIA19,28822.3+36%

84Fremont County, IAIA6,52222.5+35%

85Buchanan County, IAIA20,88322.9+44%

86Butler County, IAIA14,04923.3+55%

87Mills County, IAIA14,79323.4+43%

88Davis County, IAIA9,23023.5+33%

89Jones County, IAIA21,25323.7+27%

90Monroe County, IAIA7,40623.7+28%

91Cedar County, IAIA18,35924.0+46%

92Warren County, IAIA57,33124.2+42%

93Wayne County, IAIA6,73825.2+56%

94Benton County, IAIA26,00425.4+49%

95Lucas County, IAIA8,84725.4+26%

96Keokuk County, IAIA9,79726.4+38%

97Guthrie County, IAIA10,78227.0+24%

98Harrison County, IAIA14,62327.2+29%

99Madison County, IAIA17,27029.0+45%

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