See what the average commute is in Franklin County, IA

American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.

Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.

Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Franklin County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Franklin County has a shorter commute than six out of seven neighboring counties, with Grundy County, IA having the longest commute at 22.1 minutes.

Franklin County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 17.5 minutes
--- 10.2% lower than state average
--- #20 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 3.0%
- Workers who drive to work: 88.0%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 8.0%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.4%
- Workers who work from home: 5.8%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 11.2%
- Worked outside county of residence: 34.2%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Cerro Gordo County, IA: 17.2 minutes
#2. Franklin County, IA: 17.5 minutes
#3. Wright County, IA: 17.6 minutes
#4. Floyd County, IA: 18.2 minutes
#5. Hancock County, IA: 19.7 minutes
#5. Hardin County, IA: 19.7 minutes
#7. Hamilton County, IA: 21.2 minutes
#8. Grundy County, IA: 22.1 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Iowa
#1. Sioux County: 13.4 minutes
#2. Buena Vista County: 13.8 minutes
#3. Carroll County: 13.9 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Iowa
#1. Guthrie County: 28.2 minutes
#2. Harrison County: 27.9 minutes
#3. Madison County: 27.2 minutes