Counties in Iowa by mean travel time to work

Name: Counties in Iowa by mean travel time to work, 2021
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Guthrie County had the highest mean travel time to work of 99 counties in 2021, at 28.4 minutes. Sioux County had the lowest, at 13.1 minutes. The median was 20 minutes and the figure for Iowa was 19.6 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest28.4Guthrie County

Lowest13.1Sioux County

Median2099 counties

Iowa19.6History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2021 minutes
1	Guthrie County Estimated	28.4
2	Harrison County Estimated	27.5
3	Clarke County Estimated	27.1
4	Madison County Estimated	25.9
5	Benton County Estimated	25.8
6	Cedar County Estimated	25.6
7	Monroe County Estimated	25.2
8	Jones County Estimated	24.9
8	Keokuk County Estimated	24.9
10	Jackson County Estimated	24.7
11	Warren County Estimated	24.5
12	Decatur County Estimated	24.4
13	Clayton County Estimated	24.3
14	Mills County Estimated	24.1
15	Iowa County Estimated	23.9
15	Wayne County Estimated	23.9
17	Butler County Estimated	23.7
18	Adair County Estimated	23.3
18	Davis County Estimated	23.3
18	Jasper County Estimated	23.3
21	Monona County Estimated	23.1
21	Van Buren County Estimated	23.1
23	Buchanan County Estimated	23
24	Allamakee County Estimated	22.7
24	Louisa County Estimated	22.7
24	Tama County Estimated	22.7
27	Worth County Estimated	22.5
28	Appanoose County Estimated	22.1
28	Howard County Estimated	22.1
30	Boone County Estimated	21.9
31	Greene County Estimated	21.8
31	Hamilton County Estimated	21.8
33	Fremont County Estimated	21.7
33	Grundy County Estimated	21.7
33	Lucas County Estimated	21.7
33	Osceola County Estimated	21.7
33	Ringgold County Estimated	21.7
38	Washington County Estimated	21.6
39	Taylor County Estimated	21.3
40	Dallas County Estimated	21.2
40	Delaware County Estimated	21.2
42	Fayette County Estimated	21
43	Pottawattamie County Estimated	20.9
44	Bremer County Estimated	20.5
45	Calhoun County Estimated	20.4
45	Clinton County Estimated	20.4
45	Ida County Estimated	20.4
45	Sac County Estimated	20.4
49	Pocahontas County Estimated	20.1
50	Hancock County Estimated	20
51	Adams County Estimated	19.8
51	Johnson County Estimated	19.8
51	Marion County Estimated	19.8
54	Hardin County Estimated	19.7
55	Polk County Estimated	19.6
56	Mitchell County Estimated	19.5
56	Scott County Estimated	19.5
58	Chickasaw County Estimated	19.4
59	Audubon County Estimated	19.1
59	Clay County Estimated	19.1
59	Emmet County Estimated	19.1
59	Muscatine County Estimated	19.1
63	Linn County Estimated	18.9
63	Lyon County Estimated	18.9
63	Marshall County Estimated	18.9
63	Wapello County Estimated	18.9
67	Cherokee County Estimated	18.7
67	Plymouth County Estimated	18.7
69	Floyd County Estimated	18.6
69	Lee County Estimated	18.6
69	Poweshiek County Estimated	18.6
72	Winneshiek County Estimated	18.5
73	Story County Estimated	18.4
73	Webster County Estimated	18.4
75	Page County Estimated	18.2
76	Montgomery County Estimated	18.1
77	Mahaska County Estimated	18
78	Woodbury County Estimated	17.6
79	O'Brien County Estimated	17.5
80	Henry County Estimated	17.4
80	Shelby County Estimated	17.4
82	Wright County Estimated	17.3
83	Franklin County Estimated	16.8
83	Humboldt County Estimated	16.8
85	Dubuque County Estimated	16.7
85	Winnebago County Estimated	16.7
87	Black Hawk County Estimated	16.6
87	Cerro Gordo County Estimated	16.6
87	Des Moines County Estimated	16.6
90	Crawford County Estimated	16.3
90	Palo Alto County Estimated	16.3
92	Dickinson County Estimated	16.2
92	Jefferson County Estimated	16.2
94	Cass County Estimated	16
95	Union County Estimated	15.5
96	Kossuth County Estimated	15.3
97	Carroll County Estimated	14
98	Buena Vista County Estimated	13.6
99	Sioux County Estimated	13.1

Other periods

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About this ranking

Mean one-way travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16 and over who did not work from home.

ACS five-year estimates: the period labels the final year of the five-year survey window, not a single calendar year. Calculated from aggregate minutes in B08135 and workers in B08303, with both inputs stored. Missing or suppressed county inputs are left out. Not mixed with ACS one-year estimates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest mean travel time to work?

Guthrie County, with 28.4 minutes in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Sioux County, with 13.1 minutes in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-10.