US Census Data

Longest commutes in Iowa

Iowa counties and cities ranked by mean commute time.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Iowa by mean commute time — which have the longest average commute to work, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Monroe County leads at 28.0 min.

Among cities & places, Thayer leads at 76.0 min.

Counties

#NameMean commute
1Monroe County28.0 min
2Guthrie County27.0 min
3Keokuk County27.0 min
4Madison County27.0 min
5Cedar County26.0 min
6Davis County26.0 min
7Harrison County26.0 min
8Jones County26.0 min
9Benton County25.0 min
10Butler County25.0 min
11Jackson County25.0 min
12Mills County25.0 min
13Wayne County25.0 min
14Clarke County24.0 min
15Clayton County24.0 min
16Greene County24.0 min
17Jasper County24.0 min
18Louisa County24.0 min
19Ringgold County24.0 min
20Warren County24.0 min
21Washington County24.0 min
22Allamakee County23.0 min
23Buchanan County23.0 min
24Decatur County23.0 min
25Monona County23.0 min
26Tama County23.0 min
27Van Buren County23.0 min
28Boone County22.0 min
29Emmet County22.0 min
30Fayette County22.0 min
31Fremont County22.0 min
32Grundy County22.0 min
33Hamilton County22.0 min
34Howard County22.0 min
35Iowa County22.0 min
36Lucas County22.0 min
37Worth County22.0 min
38Adair County21.0 min
39Appanoose County21.0 min
40Calhoun County21.0 min
41Clinton County21.0 min
42Dallas County21.0 min
43Hardin County21.0 min
44Montgomery County21.0 min
45Osceola County21.0 min
46Taylor County21.0 min
47Adams County20.0 min
48Bremer County20.0 min
49Chickasaw County20.0 min
50Franklin County20.0 min
51Hancock County20.0 min
52Johnson County20.0 min
53Lee County20.0 min
54Lyon County20.0 min
55Marion County20.0 min
56Marshall County20.0 min
57Pocahontas County20.0 min
58Polk County20.0 min
59Pottawattamie County20.0 min
60Sac County20.0 min
61Scott County20.0 min
62Wapello County20.0 min
63Audubon County19.0 min
64Clay County19.0 min
65Delaware County19.0 min
66Des Moines County19.0 min
67Floyd County19.0 min
68Henry County19.0 min
69Humboldt County19.0 min
70Linn County19.0 min
71Mitchell County19.0 min
72Muscatine County19.0 min
73Page County19.0 min
74Plymouth County19.0 min
75Poweshiek County19.0 min
76Webster County19.0 min
77Winneshiek County19.0 min
78Wright County19.0 min
79Cherokee County18.0 min
80Crawford County18.0 min
81Mahaska County18.0 min
82O'Brien County18.0 min
83Palo Alto County18.0 min
84Shelby County18.0 min
85Story County18.0 min
86Woodbury County18.0 min
87Dickinson County17.0 min
88Dubuque County17.0 min
89Ida County17.0 min
90Black Hawk County16.0 min
91Cass County16.0 min
92Cerro Gordo County16.0 min
93Kossuth County16.0 min
94Winnebago County16.0 min
95Buena Vista County15.0 min
96Carroll County15.0 min
97Jefferson County15.0 min
98Union County15.0 min
99Sioux County13.0 min

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NameMean commute
1Thayer76.0 min
2Pleasanton58.0 min
3Guernsey55.0 min
4St. Anthony55.0 min
5Lineville50.0 min
6Havelock45.0 min
7Lost Nation45.0 min
8Kinross44.0 min
9Macksburg44.0 min
10Geneva43.0 min
11Chelsea42.0 min
12Diamondhead Lake42.0 min
13Frederika42.0 min
14Arlington41.0 min
15Holiday Lake41.0 min
16Boxholm40.0 min
17Derby40.0 min
18Elberon40.0 min
19Pisgah40.0 min
20Rowan40.0 min
21Jamaica39.0 min
22Lacona39.0 min
23Lovilia39.0 min
24Decatur38.0 min
25Lorimor38.0 min
26New Liberty38.0 min
27Park View38.0 min
28Prairieburg38.0 min
29Calamus37.0 min
30Deep River37.0 min
31Harpers Ferry37.0 min
32Minden37.0 min
33Farmersburg36.0 min
34Ferguson36.0 min
35Hamilton36.0 min
36Riceville36.0 min
37St. Charles36.0 min
38Stanley36.0 min
39Thornburg36.0 min
40Webster36.0 min
41Floris35.0 min
42Hillsboro35.0 min
43Kellerton35.0 min
44Little Rock35.0 min
45Lockridge35.0 min
46Milo35.0 min
47Nodaway35.0 min
48Olin35.0 min
49Ollie35.0 min
50Rhodes35.0 min
51St. Paul35.0 min
52Sun Valley Lake35.0 min
53Swedesburg35.0 min
54Truro35.0 min
55Udell35.0 min
56Delta34.0 min
57Henderson34.0 min
58Holy Cross34.0 min
59Kirkville34.0 min
60Lake Panorama34.0 min
61Little Sioux34.0 min
62Melrose34.0 min
63Rippey34.0 min
64Ryan34.0 min
65Wadena34.0 min
66Waterville34.0 min
67Bagley33.0 min
68Blockton33.0 min
69Carson33.0 min
70Chester33.0 min
71Clutier33.0 min
72Dixon33.0 min
73Grant33.0 min
74Keystone33.0 min
75Lamont33.0 min
76Linden33.0 min
77North Buena Vista33.0 min
78Pacific Junction33.0 min
79Pilot Mound33.0 min
80Smithland33.0 min
81Somers33.0 min
82South English33.0 min
83Swaledale33.0 min
84Swan33.0 min
85Walker33.0 min
86Bayard32.0 min
87Castana32.0 min
88Cleghorn32.0 min
89Coggon32.0 min
90Correctionville32.0 min
91Crystal Lake32.0 min
92Farnhamville32.0 min
93Gowrie32.0 min
94Gruver32.0 min
95Harcourt32.0 min
96Hastings32.0 min
97Keota32.0 min
98Lowden32.0 min
99Marble Rock32.0 min
100Millersburg32.0 min

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