| Statistic | Carpenter | Des Moines | Iowa |
| Average one way commute | n/a | 19min | 19min |
| Workers who drive to work | 69.4% | 78.6% | 80.7% |
| Workers who carpool | 11.7% | 9.7% | 8.6% |
| Workers who take public transit | 0.0% | 2.0% | 1.1% |
| Workers who bicycle | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Workers who walk | 9.3% | 2.7% | 3.5% |
| Working from home | 9.6% | 5.5% | 4.5% |
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