US Census Data

Shortest 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 shortest average commute to work, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Sioux County leads at 13.0 min.

Among cities & places, Coburg leads at 9.0 min.

Counties

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

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NameMean commute
1Coburg9.0 min
2Garden City9.0 min
3Mooar9.0 min
4Atlantic10.0 min
5Orange City10.0 min
6Beaverdale11.0 min
7Carroll11.0 min
8Hayesville11.0 min
9Storm Lake11.0 min
10Algona12.0 min
11Clarion12.0 min
12Creston12.0 min
13Decorah12.0 min
14Fairfield12.0 min
15Harris12.0 min
16Irvington12.0 min
17Lamoni12.0 min
18Rock Rapids12.0 min
19Rock Valley12.0 min
20Sioux Center12.0 min
21Arcadia13.0 min
22Aspinwall13.0 min
23Bassett13.0 min
24Denison13.0 min
25Forest City13.0 min
26Hull13.0 min
27Lakeside13.0 min
28Manchester13.0 min
29Marquette13.0 min
30Panama13.0 min
31Pella13.0 min
32Rossie13.0 min
33Alta14.0 min
34Archer14.0 min
35Arion14.0 min
36Buckeye14.0 min
37Cedar Falls14.0 min
38Emmetsburg14.0 min
39Galt14.0 min
40Garner14.0 min
41Granville14.0 min
42Green Mountain14.0 min
43Grinnell14.0 min
44Harlan14.0 min
45Hospers14.0 min
46Keokuk14.0 min
47Mason City14.0 min
48Mitchell14.0 min
49Mount Pleasant14.0 min
50Owasa14.0 min
51Rodman14.0 min
52Sergeant Bluff14.0 min
53Spirit Lake14.0 min
54Varina14.0 min
55West Bend14.0 min
56Alden15.0 min
57Alton15.0 min
58Ayrshire15.0 min
59Bancroft15.0 min
60Bradgate15.0 min
61Centerville15.0 min
62Chariton15.0 min
63Charles City15.0 min
64Corydon15.0 min
65Deloit15.0 min
66Dubuque15.0 min
67Evansdale15.0 min
68Fayette15.0 min
69Hiawatha15.0 min
70Ida Grove15.0 min
71Iowa Falls15.0 min
72Lidderdale15.0 min
73McGregor15.0 min
74Meriden15.0 min
75Millerton15.0 min
76Pocahontas15.0 min
77Truesdale15.0 min
78Turin15.0 min
79Wahpeton15.0 min
80Amana16.0 min
81Ames16.0 min
82Audubon16.0 min
83Aurelia16.0 min
84Battle Creek16.0 min
85Brayton16.0 min
86Cherokee16.0 min
87Corning16.0 min
88Dakota City16.0 min
89Doon16.0 min
90Dow City16.0 min
91Dyersville16.0 min
92Edgewood16.0 min
93Exira16.0 min
94Hawarden16.0 min
95Holstein16.0 min
96Humboldt16.0 min
97Kent Estates16.0 min
98Lake City16.0 min
99Lake Mills16.0 min
100Le Mars16.0 min

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