Mean Commute Time in Des Moines County, IA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

19.6 min Rank #2,868/3,222 · #82 in IA
11th
Des Moines 19.6 min
IA 21.8 min -10.1%
US 27.6 min -29.0%

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National Distribution

How Des Moines County's mean commute time of 19.6 min compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 3.7 min to 49.1 min.

Distribution of Mean Commute Time Across All Counties

Ranking Context

Counties ranked closest to Des Moines County for mean commute time.

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#2,865 Buena Vista city, VA 19.6 min
#2,866 Crawford County, KS 19.6 min
#2,867 Bannock County, ID 19.6 min
#2,868 Des Moines County, IA 19.6 min
#2,869 Harrisonburg city, VA 19.6 min
#2,870 Fall River County, SD 19.6 min
#2,871 Reno County, KS 19.6 min

About Mean Commute Time

Des Moines County, Iowa has a mean commute time of 19.6 min, ranking #2,868 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 29.0% below the national value of 27.6 min. Within Iowa, it ranks #82 of 99. This places it in the 11th percentile nationally.

Estimated mean travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16+. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.