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11.4% higher in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Sheldon, Iowa

Transportation Data

	Sheldon, IA	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Gas Price	$2.63	$2.55	$2.63	3.0%
Auto Insurance (annually)	$1,016	$1,003	$1,503	1.3%

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Annual gas use

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Sheldon, IA West Des Moines, IA U.S. Avg

Traffic data

	Sheldon, IA	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
BestPlaces Traffic Index	28.6	62.9	100.0	119.9%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)	16.3	17.2	26.4	5.5%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)	0.6%	1.0%	1.8%	55.6%

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