Mean Commute Time in Palo Alto County, IA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

18.9 min Rank #2,923/3,222 · #84 in IA
9th
Palo Alto 18.9 min
IA 21.8 min -13.4%
US 27.6 min -31.6%

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National Distribution

How Palo Alto County's mean commute time of 18.9 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 Palo Alto County for mean commute time.

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#2,920 Faulk County, SD 19.0 min
#2,921 Traverse County, MN 18.9 min
#2,922 Taylor County, TX 18.9 min
#2,923 Palo Alto County, IA 18.9 min
#2,924 Iron County, UT 18.9 min
#2,925 Lubbock County, TX 18.9 min
#2,926 Adams County, IL 18.9 min

About Mean Commute Time

Palo Alto County, Iowa has a mean commute time of 18.9 min, ranking #2,923 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 31.6% below the national value of 27.6 min. Within Iowa, it ranks #84 of 99. This places it in the 9th 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.