How Iowa Compares

Iowa

21.8 min

National

27.6 min

21.0% below

State Ranking

Rank	State	Value
#42	Utah	24.4 min
#43	Wisconsin	24.3 min
#44	Idaho	23.7 min
#45	Iowa	21.8 min
#46	Kansas	21.7 min
#47	Nebraska	21.2 min
#48	Montana	21.1 min

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Highest Commute Counties in Iowa

#	County	Commute
1	Monroe County	32.2 min
2	Madison County	30.3 min
3	Louisa County	29.4 min
4	Keokuk County	29.3 min
5	Harrison County	29.0 min
6	Guthrie County	29.0 min
7	Cedar County	28.9 min
8	Mills County	28.1 min
9	Davis County	27.5 min
10	Jones County	27.3 min

Lowest Commute Counties in Iowa

#	County	Commute
99	Sioux County	15.2 min
98	Buena Vista County	15.9 min
97	Winnebago County	16.5 min
96	Carroll County	17.3 min
95	Cass County	17.5 min
94	Cerro Gordo County	17.7 min
93	Black Hawk County	17.9 min
92	Union County	17.9 min
91	Jefferson County	18.0 min
90	Ida County	18.2 min

Mean Commute Time in Iowa

Iowa has a mean commute time of 21.8 min, ranking #45 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 21.0% below the national value of 27.6 min.

Across Iowa's 99 counties, mean commute time ranges from 15.2 min to 32.2 min. The county with the highest value is Monroe County at 32.2 min.

Estimated mean travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16+.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.