West Des Moines, IA Historical Commuting to Work Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| West Des Moines, IA | Iowa | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 34,089, 100% | 1,535,285 | 141,337,148 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 29,634, 86.93%, see rank | 80.26% | 76.41% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 2,529, 7.42%, see rank | 9.03% | 9.59% |
Public Transportation | 229, 0.67%, see rank | 1.07% | 5.06% |
Walked | 256, 0.75%, see rank | 3.51% | 2.78% |
Other Means | 246, 0.72%, see rank | 1.52% | 1.79% |
Worked at Home | 1,195, 3.51%, see rank | 4.61% | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankWest Des Moines, IA | 16.3 minutes |
Iowa | 18.3 minutes |
U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| West Des Moines, IA | Iowa | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 32,193, 100% | 1,529,744 | 139,893,639 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 27,862, 86.55%, see rank | 79.25% | 76.14% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 2,323, 7.22%, see rank | 9.79% | 10.03% |
Public Transportation | 337, 1.05%, see rank | 1.14% | 4.98% |
Walked | 300, 0.93%, see rank | 3.68% | 2.82% |
Other Means | 266, 0.83%, see rank | 1.44% | 1.76% |
Worked at Home | 1,105, 3.43%, see rank | 4.70% | 4.27% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankWest Des Moines, IA | 15.7 minutes |
Iowa | 18.2 minutes |
U.S. | 25.4 minutes |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| West Des Moines, IA | Iowa | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 31,503, 100% | 1,520,445 | 139,255,035 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 27,324, 86.73%, see rank | 78.68% | 76.00% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 2,013, 6.39%, see rank | 10.28% | 10.35% |
Public Transportation | 356, 1.13%, see rank | 1.11% | 4.94% |
Walked | 373, 1.18%, see rank | 3.83% | 2.85% |
Other Means | 269, 0.85%, see rank | 1.34% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 1,168, 3.71%, see rank | 4.77% | 4.14% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankWest Des Moines, IA | 15.9 minutes |
Iowa | 18.0 minutes |
U.S. | 25.3 minutes |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| West Des Moines, IA | Iowa | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 30,998, 100% | 1,510,647 | 138,541,405 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 26,685, 86.09%, see rank | 78.75% | 75.92% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 2,065, 6.66%, see rank | 10.26% | 10.52% |
Public Transportation | 371, 1.20%, see rank | 1.04% | 4.95% |
Walked | 450, 1.45%, see rank | 3.90% | 2.86% |
Other Means | 243, 0.78%, see rank | 1.32% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 1,184, 3.82%, see rank | 4.73% | 4.02% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankWest Des Moines, IA | 16.3 minutes |
Iowa | 17.8 minutes |
U.S. | 25.2 minutes |
US Census 2000 data
| West Des Moines, IA | Iowa | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 27,047, 100% | 1,469,763 | 128,279,228 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 22,777, 84.21%, see rank | 78.58% | 75.70% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 2,260, 8.36%, see rank | 10.80% | 12.19% |
Public Transportation | 537, 1.99%, see rank | 1.02% | 4.73% |
Walked | 321, 1.19%, see rank | 3.95% | 2.93% |
Other Means | 149, 0.55%, see rank | 0.90% | 1.19% |
Worked at Home | 1,003, 3.71%, see rank | 4.75% | 3.26% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankWest Des Moines, IA | 16.9 minutes |
Iowa | 17.7 minutes |
U.S. | 25.1 minutes |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.