Cities with the Shortest Commutes in Iowa.

Cities in Iowa with the shortest average commute times.

42 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Avg Commute	Top Commute Type
1	Storm Lake	11,428	10.1 min	Drive alone 68.0%
2	Carroll	10,208	11.8 min	Drive alone 82.8%
3	Mason City	27,050	13.5 min	Drive alone 81.0%
4	Pella	10,720	13.7 min	Drive alone 76.8%
5	Cedar Falls	40,888	14 min	Drive alone 76.7%
6	Dubuque	59,174	14.6 min	Drive alone 76.6%
7	Ames	67,669	15.6 min	Drive alone 62.5%
8	Spencer	11,400	15.8 min	Drive alone 82.2%
9	Waterloo	67,008	15.9 min	Drive alone 78.1%
10	Oskaloosa	11,504	16 min	Drive alone 79.4%
11	Burlington	23,728	16.1 min	Drive alone 80.2%
12	Muscatine	23,489	16.3 min	Drive alone 79.6%
13	Le Mars	10,640	16.3 min	Drive alone 82.0%
14	Marshalltown	27,626	17.2 min	Drive alone 75.9%
15	Waverly	10,494	17.2 min	Drive alone 68.2%
16	Iowa City	75,752	17.3 min	Drive alone 56.2%
17	Sioux City	86,101	17.5 min	Drive alone 79.5%
18	Ottumwa	25,430	17.8 min	Drive alone 77.1%
19	Council Bluffs	62,586	17.9 min	Drive alone 79.9%
20	West Des Moines	71,083	18.3 min	Drive alone 71.0%
21	Cedar Rapids	137,264	18.6 min	Drive alone 76.6%
22	Urbandale	46,595	18.9 min	Drive alone 71.0%
23	Clinton	24,322	18.9 min	Drive alone 79.6%
24	Fort Dodge	24,827	19 min	Drive alone 80.2%
25	Marion	41,896	19.2 min	Drive alone 72.0%
26	Boone	12,424	19.2 min	Drive alone 79.2%
27	Coralville	23,234	19.3 min	Drive alone 74.2%
28	Davenport	100,913	19.4 min	Drive alone 76.5%
29	Des Moines	212,421	19.5 min	Drive alone 70.9%
30	Grimes	16,366	19.6 min	Drive alone 65.1%
31	Johnston	24,384	19.7 min	Drive alone 78.9%
32	Bettendorf	39,647	19.8 min	Drive alone 82.7%
33	Waukee	29,236	19.8 min	Drive alone 71.0%
34	Clive	19,012	20.7 min	Drive alone 60.3%
35	Ankeny	72,615	21.1 min	Drive alone 72.1%
36	Norwalk	14,183	21.6 min	Drive alone 74.1%
37	Indianola	16,044	21.8 min	Drive alone 73.3%
38	Pleasant Hill	11,136	22.2 min	Drive alone 80.2%
39	Newton	15,700	22.3 min	Drive alone 76.6%
40	Altoona	21,495	22.5 min	Drive alone 81.0%
41	Fort Madison	10,133	23.1 min	Drive alone 73.3%
42	North Liberty	21,125	24.6 min	Drive alone 74.9%