Counties in Iowa by mean travel time to work
Monroe County had the highest mean travel time to work of 99 counties in 2023, at 27.6 minutes. Sioux County had the lowest, at 12.7 minutes. The median was 20.1 minutes and the figure for Iowa was 19.8 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2023 | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monroe County Estimated | 27.6 | +1.9 |
| 2 | Madison County Estimated | 27 | +0.9 |
| 3 | Guthrie County Estimated | 26.9 | -0.8 |
| 4 | Keokuk County Estimated | 26.6 | +1.8 |
| 5 | Cedar County Estimated | 26.4 | +0.6 |
| 6 | Harrison County Estimated | 26.2 | -0.9 |
| 7 | Davis County Estimated | 25.6 | +1.7 |
| 7 | Jones County Estimated | 25.6 | +0.2 |
| 9 | Benton County Estimated | 25.1 | -0.5 |
| 10 | Jackson County Estimated | 25 | +0.9 |
| 11 | Wayne County Estimated | 24.9 | -0.1 |
| 12 | Mills County Estimated | 24.7 | +0.3 |
| 13 | Butler County Estimated | 24.6 | +1.1 |
| 14 | Warren County Estimated | 24.2 | -0.9 |
| 14 | Washington County Estimated | 24.2 | +1.3 |
| 16 | Clayton County Estimated | 24 | +1.2 |
| 17 | Louisa County Estimated | 23.9 | +1.6 |
| 18 | Clarke County Estimated | 23.8 | 0 |
| 18 | Greene County Estimated | 23.8 | +0.9 |
| 20 | Ringgold County Estimated | 23.6 | -0.5 |
| 21 | Jasper County Estimated | 23.5 | +0.1 |
| 22 | Allamakee County Estimated | 23.4 | +0.6 |
| 23 | Buchanan County Estimated | 23.1 | +1.1 |
| 24 | Decatur County Estimated | 22.9 | -0.9 |
| 24 | Monona County Estimated | 22.9 | 0 |
| 26 | Van Buren County Estimated | 22.8 | 0 |
| 27 | Tama County Estimated | 22.6 | -0.4 |
| 28 | Boone County Estimated | 22.4 | +0.3 |
| 29 | Worth County Estimated | 22.3 | -0.4 |
| 30 | Fayette County Estimated | 22.1 | -0.2 |
| 30 | Howard County Estimated | 22.1 | +0.7 |
| 32 | Grundy County Estimated | 22 | -0.5 |
| 33 | Hamilton County Estimated | 21.7 | -0.2 |
| 33 | Iowa County Estimated | 21.7 | -0.9 |
| 35 | Emmet County Estimated | 21.6 | +1.3 |
| 36 | Fremont County Estimated | 21.5 | -0.6 |
| 36 | Lucas County Estimated | 21.5 | -1.1 |
| 38 | Calhoun County Estimated | 21.4 | +0.4 |
| 38 | Hardin County Estimated | 21.4 | +1.2 |
| 40 | Appanoose County Estimated | 21.3 | -0.8 |
| 41 | Taylor County Estimated | 21.2 | +1 |
| 42 | Adair County Estimated | 21.1 | -1.9 |
| 42 | Clinton County Estimated | 21.1 | +1.1 |
| 44 | Osceola County Estimated | 21 | +0.5 |
| 45 | Dallas County Estimated | 20.8 | -0.4 |
| 46 | Montgomery County Estimated | 20.6 | +1.1 |
| 47 | Marion County Estimated | 20.4 | -0.1 |
| 48 | Chickasaw County Estimated | 20.3 | +0.5 |
| 49 | Pottawattamie County Estimated | 20.2 | -0.2 |
| 50 | Bremer County Estimated | 20.1 | +0.3 |
| 50 | Lyon County Estimated | 20.1 | -0.6 |
| 50 | Marshall County Estimated | 20.1 | +0.2 |
| 50 | Sac County Estimated | 20.1 | 0 |
| 54 | Hancock County Estimated | 20 | -0.7 |
| 55 | Pocahontas County Estimated | 19.9 | +0.5 |
| 55 | Polk County Estimated | 19.9 | +0.1 |
| 57 | Johnson County Estimated | 19.7 | 0 |
| 57 | Scott County Estimated | 19.7 | 0 |
| 59 | Adams County Estimated | 19.6 | -1 |
| 59 | Franklin County Estimated | 19.6 | 0 |
| 59 | Lee County Estimated | 19.6 | +0.5 |
| 59 | Wapello County Estimated | 19.6 | 0 |
| 63 | Delaware County Estimated | 19.5 | -1.2 |
| 63 | Mitchell County Estimated | 19.5 | 0 |
| 65 | Humboldt County Estimated | 19.4 | +2 |
| 65 | Muscatine County Estimated | 19.4 | +0.2 |
| 67 | Poweshiek County Estimated | 19.3 | +0.9 |
| 67 | Webster County Estimated | 19.3 | +1 |
| 69 | Page County Estimated | 19.2 | -0.1 |
| 69 | Wright County Estimated | 19.2 | +1.7 |
| 71 | Clay County Estimated | 19.1 | +1.5 |
| 71 | Floyd County Estimated | 19.1 | +0.1 |
| 71 | Linn County Estimated | 19.1 | +0.3 |
| 74 | Henry County Estimated | 18.8 | +1 |
| 74 | Plymouth County Estimated | 18.8 | -0.1 |
| 74 | Winneshiek County Estimated | 18.8 | +0.7 |
| 77 | Audubon County Estimated | 18.7 | -0.3 |
| 78 | Des Moines County Estimated | 18.6 | +1.9 |
| 79 | O'Brien County Estimated | 18.4 | +1.4 |
| 80 | Cherokee County Estimated | 18.3 | +0.3 |
| 80 | Shelby County Estimated | 18.3 | +0.7 |
| 82 | Story County Estimated | 18.2 | +0.3 |
| 83 | Crawford County Estimated | 17.9 | +0.9 |
| 84 | Mahaska County Estimated | 17.7 | -0.5 |
| 84 | Palo Alto County Estimated | 17.7 | +0.5 |
| 86 | Woodbury County Estimated | 17.6 | -0.1 |
| 87 | Dickinson County Estimated | 17.1 | +0.9 |
| 87 | Dubuque County Estimated | 17.1 | 0 |
| 89 | Ida County Estimated | 17 | -0.8 |
| 90 | Black Hawk County Estimated | 16.1 | -0.6 |
| 90 | Kossuth County Estimated | 16.1 | +0.9 |
| 92 | Cerro Gordo County Estimated | 15.8 | -0.6 |
| 93 | Winnebago County Estimated | 15.7 | -0.5 |
| 94 | Cass County Estimated | 15.6 | -0.5 |
| 95 | Union County Estimated | 15.4 | +0.1 |
| 96 | Jefferson County Estimated | 15.2 | -1 |
| 97 | Carroll County Estimated | 14.8 | +0.5 |
| 98 | Buena Vista County Estimated | 14.7 | -0.1 |
| 99 | Sioux County Estimated | 12.7 | -0.1 |
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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-10.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which county has the highest mean travel time to work?
Monroe County, with 27.6 minutes in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?
Sioux County, with 12.7 minutes in 2023.
Where does this ranking come from?
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