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Commuting in Davis County, Iowa: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.

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Commute Time Burden in Davis County: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Davis County spend about 42 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 174 hours, about 7.2 full days, spent commuting. That is 23% more time on the road than the Iowa average of 17.0 minutes each way, a difference of 3.9 minutes.

Davis County holds about 0.3% of Iowa's population but accounts for roughly 0.4% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Davis County would save about 70 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,155 at the same national wage assumption used above.

Area One-Way Commute Daily Round-Trip Yearly Time Spent Estimated Yearly Cost Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Davis County 20.9 min 41.7 min 174 hrs/yr $5,387 494
Iowa 17.0 min 33.9 min 141 hrs/yr $4,382 606
United States 22.4 min 44.8 min 187 hrs/yr $5,790 1,355

The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day on non-highway roads, come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

Commute Time Map: Iowa Counties

Fastest commutes among counties in Iowa
  1. Sioux County (10.1 min)
  2. Union County (10.4 min)
  3. Cass County (10.6 min)
Slowest commutes among counties in Iowa
  1. Monroe County (30.4 min)
  2. Madison County (30.1 min)
  3. Mills County (26.7 min)

Compare commute times among different counties

Davis County
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Average commute time

On average, it takes 20.9 minutes to get to work in Davis County. That's 7% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.

Slower than 86% of counties in Iowa

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 11.5% work from home.

How People Get to Work in Davis County

  • Car: 78.8%
  • Worked at Home: 11.5%
  • Other: 5.6%
  • Walked: 4.0%
  • Taxi: 0.1%
  • Public Transportation: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1% unusually low
  • Bicycle: < 0.1% unusually low

Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Davis County, versus 0.1% in Iowa.

Public transit is unusually rare in Davis County: 26.9 times less than the Iowa average (0.0% vs 0.7%).

Biking is essentially absent in Davis County, versus 0.3% in Iowa.

Commute Mode Trends in Davis County, 2009-2024

This chart shows how workers in Davis County get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.

Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Show commute mode data by year
Year Car Worked at Home Other Walked Taxi Public Transportation Motorcycle Bicycle
2009 82.0% 9.5% 2.9% 4.5% 0.0% 1.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 82.1% 8.4% 3.8% 4.7% 0.0% 1.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2011 83.8% 8.2% 2.6% 4.5% 0.0% 0.7% 0.1% 0.1%
2012 83.0% 7.6% 1.9% 6.4% 0.4% 0.6% 0.1% 0.1%
2013 83.3% 7.8% 1.8% 5.8% 0.3% 0.7% 0.1% 0.1%
2014 83.5% 7.5% 2.7% 5.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2%
2015 82.2% 6.6% 4.9% 5.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0.6% 0.2%
2016 83.7% 5.9% 4.4% 4.9% 0.3% 0.1% 0.6% 0.1%
2017 84.7% 5.9% 4.9% 3.7% 0.0% 0.1% 0.6% 0.1%
2018 84.0% 5.4% 5.5% 3.8% 0.3% 0.0% 0.8% 0.2%
2019 84.0% 4.8% 6.4% 3.6% 0.4% 0.0% 0.5% 0.3%
2020 81.7% 8.7% 5.4% 3.0% 0.5% 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%
2021 78.7% 9.9% 6.9% 3.1% 0.5% 0.0% 0.4% 0.4%
2022 76.5% 11.6% 6.6% 4.2% 0.5% 0.0% 0.3% 0.2%
2023 78.8% 11.4% 5.8% 3.7% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2024 78.8% 11.5% 5.6% 4.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share was highest in 2017 at 84.7% and lowest in 2022 at 76.5%. Overall it fell from 82.0% in 2009 to 78.8% in 2024, down 3.2 percentage points.

Working from home gained the most ground in Davis County: its share of workers rose from 9.5% in 2009 to 11.5% in 2024, up 2.0 percentage points. Most of that increase, 6.7 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.

Public transit lost the most ground, falling from 1.1% to 0.0% of workers (down 1.1 percentage points).

Walking peaked at 6.4% in 2012 and has since fallen back to 4.0%.

Commute Start Times in Davis County

  • Earlier AlarmsThe 2nd-biggest shift to earlier mornings among Iowa's 99 counties: the typical start is 22 minutes earlier than in 2009.

What Time Do People Leave for Work in Davis County?

The bars show when commuters in Davis County leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Iowa for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.

12:00-4:59 AM
6.9%
5:00-5:29 AM
4.6%
5:30-5:59 AM
7.4%
6:00-6:29 AM
14.5%
6:30-6:59 AM
12.9%
7:00-7:29 AM
16.5%
7:30-7:59 AM
11.7%
8:00-8:29 AM
5.0%
8:30-8:59 AM
3.5%
9:00-9:59 AM
6.0%
10:00-10:59 AM
1.0%
11:00-11:59 AM
1.7%
12:00-3:59 PM
3.7%
4:00-11:59 PM
4.4%

Davis County Iowa Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates

The busiest time to head out in Davis County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 16.5% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.1% across Iowa. Early starts are more common than in Iowa: 19.0% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 14.9% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Iowa: 46.1% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 51.0% there. About 1 in 6 commuters (16.9%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.

When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.

See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Davis County, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.

Is Davis County Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024

Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Davis County next to Iowa and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.

Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Show typical departure times by year
Year Davis County Iowa United States
2009 7:29 AM 7:35 AM 7:37 AM
2010 7:32 AM 7:34 AM 7:38 AM
2011 7:31 AM 7:35 AM 7:38 AM
2012 7:31 AM 7:34 AM 7:38 AM
2013 7:22 AM 7:34 AM 7:39 AM
2014 7:26 AM 7:33 AM 7:39 AM
2015 7:19 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2016 7:22 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2017 7:22 AM 7:32 AM 7:38 AM
2018 7:25 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2019 7:27 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2020 7:25 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2021 7:20 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2022 7:21 AM 7:31 AM 7:37 AM
2023 7:17 AM 7:31 AM 7:38 AM
2024 7:07 AM 7:31 AM 7:38 AM

In 2024, half of commuters in Davis County were on the road by 7:07 AM, 22 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:29 AM). The shift is sharper than across Iowa, where the typical start moved 3 minutes earlier. Commuters in Davis County now leave 31 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Davis County has moved 20 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Davis County in the whole series.

How does Davis County's commute time compare?

Metric Davis County Iowa US Average
Avg. Commute Time 20.9 min 17.0 min 22.4 min
Departure Window 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 11.5% 11.3% 15.0%
Walked 4.0% 2.9% 2.4%
Public Transit < 0.1% 0.7% 3.2%

The average commute time in Davis County is 20.9 minutes, longer than the 17.0 minutes in Iowa.

0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.7% in Iowa. 4.0% commute by walking, higher than the 2.9% in Iowa.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Davis County, IA Commute Compared With Nearby Counties

Davis County, IA is the 3rd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 9,157 residents against a local median of 7,241. Davis County, IA's work from home, at 11.5%, runs 34% above the 8.5% typical of the counties around it.

One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 20.9 min against a local median of 15.8 min, 32% above it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 32% above the local median it puts Davis County, IA at the weaker end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 7.2% on work from home, so Davis County, IA sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Davis County, IA has the 2nd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home Typical departure
Davis County, IA 9,157 20.9 min #5/6 11.5% #2/6 7:07 AM #1/6
Wapello County, IA 35,362 13.9 min 5.5% 7:33 AM
Schuyler County, MO 4,038 25.3 min 6.6% 7:14 AM
Scotland County, MO 4,686 13.0 min 11.3% 7:22 AM
Appanoose County, IA 12,184 15.8 min 8.5% 7:19 AM
Van Buren County, IA 7,241 20.7 min 12.7% 7:13 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Davis County, Iowa.

How much does the average commute cost workers in Davis County, Iowa?

Commuters here spend an estimated 174 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,387 at a typical national wage. That's 23% more than the typical Iowa commuter spends.

When is rush hour worst in Davis County, Iowa?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Davis County, Iowa. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.

Is public transportation a realistic commute option in Davis County, Iowa?

Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% of commuters use it versus 0.7% in Iowa, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.

Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among counties in Iowa?

Among counties in Iowa, the shortest average commutes are in Sioux County (10.1 min), Union County (10.4 min), Cass County (10.6 min). The longest are in Monroe County (30.4 min), Madison County (30.1 min), Mills County (26.7 min).