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Des Moines, IA · the CityFunIndex

Traffic & commutes in Des Moines

Des Moines ranks #26 of 134 US cities for easy commutes, with a traffic-flow score of 81 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 81st percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Iowa.

traffic-flow score
81
Very Fun
National rank
#26 of 134
In Iowa
#1 of 1
Percentile
81st

The typical city scores 50 for easy commutes; Des Moines sits 31 points above the median.

How traffic & commutes is measured

Congestion and the time lost to commuting.

The traffic-flow score is the flip side of our traffic measure — 100 minus the raw traffic score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data source: US Census commute-time data (ACS).

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Des Moines

  1. T#23 Tulsa, OK 83
  2. #25 Madison, WI 82
  3. #26 Des Moines, IA — this page 81
  4. T#27 Omaha, NE 80
  5. T#27 Toledo, OH 80

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Top US cities for easy commutes

  1. #1 Telluride, CO 100
  2. #2 Jackson, WY 99
  3. T#3 Aspen, CO 98
  4. T#3 Key West, FL 98
  5. #5 Park City, UT 97

More about Des Moines

Des Moines scores 74 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: