Belle Plaine, IA, with a zip code of 52208, is situated in Iowa's Tama County. It offers its residents access to several public transportation options. The city participates in the Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan (CPT-HSTP) which offers convenient and accessible transportation services to seniors, people with disabilities, and other individuals with special needs. Through this plan, buses are available to take riders around town as well as help them get to larger cities for medical appointments or other necessary trips. Belle Plaine also has the Eastern Iowa Regional Transit Agency (EIRTA) servicing the area from Monday through Saturday. This agency provides both fixed route service and on-demand rides throughout Tama County. For those wishing to travel outside of Belle Plaine or within it using their own vehicle, the city is conveniently located near four major highways: U.S. Route 30, U.S. Route 63, U.S. Highway 218 and Interstate 380 providing easy access to other areas in Iowa and beyond.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Belle Plaine (zip 52208) takes 22.1 minutes. That's shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Belle Plaine (zip 52208) get to work:
- 79.0% drive their own car alone
- 11.8% carpool with others
- 6.2% work from home
- 0.0% take mass transit