# Cities in Iowa by mean travel time to work, 2024

All 39 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable. 1 cities have no value for that period and are not ranked.

- Indicator id: `mean_travel_time_to_work`
- Unit: minutes
- Definition: Mean one-way travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16 and over who did not work from home.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/iowa-cities

| Rank | Place | minutes |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | North Liberty, IA | 24.6 |
| 2 | Altoona, IA | 22.5 |
| 3 | Newton, IA | 22.3 |
| 4 | Pleasant Hill, IA | 22.2 |
| 5 | Indianola, IA | 21.8 |
| 6 | Norwalk, IA | 21.6 |
| 7 | Ankeny, IA | 21.1 |
| 8 | Clive, IA | 20.7 |
| 9 | Bettendorf, IA | 19.8 |
| 9 | Waukee, IA | 19.8 |
| 11 | Johnston, IA | 19.7 |
| 12 | Grimes, IA | 19.6 |
| 13 | Des Moines, IA | 19.5 |
| 14 | Davenport, IA | 19.4 |
| 15 | Coralville, IA | 19.3 |
| 16 | Boone, IA | 19.2 |
| 16 | Marion, IA | 19.2 |
| 18 | Fort Dodge, IA | 19 |
| 19 | Clinton, IA | 18.9 |
| 19 | Urbandale, IA | 18.9 |
| 21 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 18.6 |
| 22 | West Des Moines, IA | 18.3 |
| 23 | Council Bluffs, IA | 17.9 |
| 24 | Ottumwa, IA | 17.8 |
| 25 | Sioux City, IA | 17.5 |
| 26 | Iowa City, IA | 17.3 |
| 27 | Marshalltown, IA | 17.2 |
| 27 | Waverly, IA | 17.2 |
| 29 | Le Mars, IA | 16.3 |
| 29 | Muscatine, IA | 16.3 |
| 31 | Burlington, IA | 16.1 |
| 32 | Oskaloosa, IA | 16 |
| 33 | Waterloo, IA | 15.9 |
| 34 | Spencer, IA | 15.8 |
| 35 | Ames, IA | 15.6 |
| 36 | Dubuque, IA | 14.6 |
| 37 | Cedar Falls, IA | 14 |
| 38 | Pella, IA | 13.7 |
| 39 | Mason City, IA | 13.5 |