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Counties in Iowa by mean travel time to work

Guthrie County had the highest mean travel time to work of 99 counties in 2022, at 27.7 minutes. Sioux County had the lowest, at 12.8 minutes. The median was 20.2 minutes and the figure for Iowa was 19.6 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest27.7Guthrie County
Lowest12.8Sioux County
Median20.299 counties
Iowa19.6History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Guthrie CountyGuthrie County: 27.7 minutes27.7Harrison CountyHarrison County: 27.1 minutes27.1Madison CountyMadison County: 26.1 minutes26.1Cedar CountyCedar County: 25.8 minutes25.8Monroe CountyMonroe County: 25.7 minutes25.7Benton CountyBenton County: 25.6 minutes25.6Jones CountyJones County: 25.4 minutes25.4Warren CountyWarren County: 25.1 minutes25.1Wayne CountyWayne County: 25 minutes25Keokuk CountyKeokuk County: 24.8 minutes24.8Mills CountyMills County: 24.4 minutes24.4Jackson CountyJackson County: 24.1 minutes24.1Ringgold CountyRinggold County: 24.1 minutes24.1Davis CountyDavis County: 23.9 minutes23.9Clarke CountyClarke County: 23.8 minutes23.8Decatur CountyDecatur County: 23.8 minutes23.8Butler CountyButler County: 23.5 minutes23.5Jasper CountyJasper County: 23.4 minutes23.4Adair CountyAdair County: 23 minutes23Tama CountyTama County: 23 minutes23Greene CountyGreene County: 22.9 minutes22.9Monona CountyMonona County: 22.9 minutes22.9Washington CountyWashington County: 22.9 minutes22.9Allamakee CountyAllamakee County: 22.8 minutes22.8Clayton CountyClayton County: 22.8 minutes22.8Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 22.8 minutes22.8Worth CountyWorth County: 22.7 minutes22.7Iowa CountyIowa County: 22.6 minutes22.6Lucas CountyLucas County: 22.6 minutes22.6Grundy CountyGrundy County: 22.5 minutes22.5Fayette CountyFayette County: 22.3 minutes22.3Louisa CountyLouisa County: 22.3 minutes22.3Appanoose CountyAppanoose County: 22.1 minutes22.1Boone CountyBoone County: 22.1 minutes22.1Fremont CountyFremont County: 22.1 minutes22.1Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 22 minutes22Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 21.9 minutes21.9Howard CountyHoward County: 21.4 minutes21.4Dallas CountyDallas County: 21.2 minutes21.2Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 21 minutes21
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
minutes		Change on 2021
1Guthrie County Estimated27.7-0.7
2Harrison County Estimated27.1-0.4
3Madison County Estimated26.1+0.2
4Cedar County Estimated25.8+0.2
5Monroe County Estimated25.7+0.5
6Benton County Estimated25.6-0.2
7Jones County Estimated25.4+0.5
8Warren County Estimated25.1+0.6
9Wayne County Estimated25+1.1
10Keokuk County Estimated24.8-0.1
11Mills County Estimated24.4+0.3
12Jackson County Estimated24.1-0.6
12Ringgold County Estimated24.1+2.4
14Davis County Estimated23.9+0.6
15Clarke County Estimated23.8-3.3
15Decatur County Estimated23.8-0.6
17Butler County Estimated23.5-0.2
18Jasper County Estimated23.4+0.1
19Adair County Estimated23-0.3
19Tama County Estimated23+0.3
21Greene County Estimated22.9+1.1
21Monona County Estimated22.9-0.2
21Washington County Estimated22.9+1.3
24Allamakee County Estimated22.8+0.1
24Clayton County Estimated22.8-1.5
24Van Buren County Estimated22.8-0.3
27Worth County Estimated22.7+0.2
28Iowa County Estimated22.6-1.3
28Lucas County Estimated22.6+0.9
30Grundy County Estimated22.5+0.8
31Fayette County Estimated22.3+1.3
31Louisa County Estimated22.3-0.4
33Appanoose County Estimated22.10
33Boone County Estimated22.1+0.2
33Fremont County Estimated22.1+0.4
36Buchanan County Estimated22-1
37Hamilton County Estimated21.9+0.1
38Howard County Estimated21.4-0.7
39Dallas County Estimated21.20
40Calhoun County Estimated21+0.6
41Delaware County Estimated20.7-0.5
41Hancock County Estimated20.7+0.7
41Lyon County Estimated20.7+1.8
44Adams County Estimated20.6+0.8
45Marion County Estimated20.5+0.7
45Osceola County Estimated20.5-1.2
47Pottawattamie County Estimated20.4-0.5
48Emmet County Estimated20.3+1.2
49Hardin County Estimated20.2+0.5
49Taylor County Estimated20.2-1.1
51Sac County Estimated20.1-0.3
52Clinton County Estimated20-0.4
53Marshall County Estimated19.9+1
54Bremer County Estimated19.8-0.7
54Chickasaw County Estimated19.8+0.4
54Polk County Estimated19.8+0.2
57Johnson County Estimated19.7-0.1
57Scott County Estimated19.7+0.2
59Franklin County Estimated19.6+2.8
59Wapello County Estimated19.6+0.7
61Mitchell County Estimated19.50
61Montgomery County Estimated19.5+1.4
63Pocahontas County Estimated19.4-0.7
64Page County Estimated19.3+1.1
65Muscatine County Estimated19.2+0.1
66Lee County Estimated19.1+0.5
67Audubon County Estimated19-0.1
67Floyd County Estimated19+0.4
69Plymouth County Estimated18.9+0.2
70Linn County Estimated18.8-0.1
71Poweshiek County Estimated18.4-0.2
72Webster County Estimated18.3-0.1
73Mahaska County Estimated18.2+0.2
74Winneshiek County Estimated18.1-0.4
75Cherokee County Estimated18-0.7
76Story County Estimated17.9-0.5
77Henry County Estimated17.8+0.4
77Ida County Estimated17.8-2.6
79Woodbury County Estimated17.7+0.1
80Clay County Estimated17.6-1.5
80Shelby County Estimated17.6+0.2
82Wright County Estimated17.5+0.2
83Humboldt County Estimated17.4+0.6
84Palo Alto County Estimated17.2+0.9
85Dubuque County Estimated17.1+0.4
86Crawford County Estimated17+0.7
86O'Brien County Estimated17-0.5
88Black Hawk County Estimated16.7+0.1
88Des Moines County Estimated16.7+0.1
90Cerro Gordo County Estimated16.4-0.2
91Dickinson County Estimated16.20
91Jefferson County Estimated16.20
91Winnebago County Estimated16.2-0.5
94Cass County Estimated16.1+0.1
95Union County Estimated15.3-0.2
96Kossuth County Estimated15.2-0.1
97Buena Vista County Estimated14.8+1.2
98Carroll County Estimated14.3+0.3
99Sioux County Estimated12.8-0.3

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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/2022/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 27.7 minutes in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Sioux County, with 12.8 minutes in 2022.

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.

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