Osage, IA is a small town located in Mitchell County. Despite its size, it offers residents convenient access to transportation options. Public transportation within Osage and the surrounding area is provided by several services. Bee Line Transit, which serves parts of the county, including Osage and St. Ansgar, provides both regular bus routes and on-demand rides for medical appointments and shopping trips. For those who prefer to drive, Highway 218 runs through the city providing easy access to larger cities such as Mason City and Austin. In addition, there are plenty of car sharing services operating in the area like Turo and Zipcar that allow you to rent cars by the hour or day. Osage also has a small airport with regularly scheduled flights to Des Moines International Airport making it easy for locals to travel farther distances from their home base. All these options make getting around Osage hassle free and efficient!
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Osage takes 17.1 minutes. That's shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Osage get to work:
- 83.2% drive their own car alone
- 7.4% carpool with others
- 1.7% work from home
- 0.2% take mass transit