Transportation in Des Moines, Iowa

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Transportation	Des Moines, IA	United States
Commute Time	20.2	28.1
COMMUTE MODE
Auto (alone)	77.16%	75.83%
Carpool	13.58%	10.67%
Mass Transit	2.85%	4.78%
Work at Home	2.30%	4.07%
COMMUTE TIME TO WORK
Commute Less Than 15 min.	37.13%	28.58%
Commute 15 to 29 min.	48.26%	36.13%
Commute 30 to 44 min.	10.49%	19.69%
Commute 45 to 59 min.	2.29%	7.50%
Commute greater than 60 min.	1.83%	8.10%

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The average one-way commute in Des Moines, IA, takes 20 minutes. 77% of commuters drive their own car alone. 14% carpool with others. 3% take mass transit and 2% work from home.

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