Mean Commute Time in Des Moines County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Mean Commute Time Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Commute Change
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.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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.