Rock Rapids, IA Commuting


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United States / Iowa / No Metro Area / Lyon County / Rock Rapids / Zip Codes
Rock Rapids, IA is a small rural town in the northwest corner of Iowa. Despite its size, Rock Rapids has several transportation options that are available to residents and visitors alike. Public transportation within the city is provided by Lyon County Transit, which operates daily scheduled bus routes throughout the area at low fares. There are also several private taxi companies for those needing to make trips outside of Rock Rapids. For longer distance travel, Sioux Falls Regional Airport is located just 30 miles away and provides flights to major cities across the United States. The closest Greyhound station is located just over an hour away in Spencer, IA and provides long-distance inter-city bus services to multiple destinations across the Midwest. With all these options at their disposal, residents and visitors in Rock Rapids have plenty of ways to get around.

The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Rock Rapids takes 16.2 minutes. That's shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.

How people in Rock Rapids get to work:
- 86.1% drive their own car alone
- 5.8% carpool with others
- 3.3% work from home
- 0.0% take mass transit
     Commute Time To Work

  TransportationRock Rapids, IowaUnited States
  11.326.8
  Commute Mode
  83.0%73.2%
  5.2%8.6%
  0.0%4.2%
  0.0%0.5%
  4.6%2.5%
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