Metro area · CBSA 19780
Robotaxis in Des Moines
Des Moines, IA has no robotaxi service or permits tracked yet.
census.gov· Jul 2023high
Scores
How Des Moines Scores
Scored 0 to 100 for robotaxi potential from public data: demand, revenue, weather and regulation.
49.0of 100
- Demand30%34
- Revenue20%46
- Competition15%—
Held at 50 in Potential mode; Live scores measure competition.
- Operability15%46
- Regulation20%75
The 11 inputs, each with its percentile and source
| Input | Value | Percentile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households without a cardemand | 5.3% | 21 | www2.census.gov· Sep 2025high |
| Metro populationdemand | 754k | 18 | www2.census.gov· Sep 2025high |
| Population-weighted densitydemand | 2,314/sq mi | 22 | www2.census.gov· Jan 2026high |
| Residents aged 18-34demand | 23.1% | 58 | www2.census.gov· Sep 2025high |
| Airport passengers per residentdemand | 2.1 per resident | 53 | services.arcgis.com· Apr 2025high |
| Median household incomerevenue | $85,446 | 61 | www2.census.gov· Sep 2025high |
| Driver hourly payrevenue | $16.68/hr | 31 | data.bls.gov· May 2025high |
| Days with 1 inch or more of snowoperability · lower is better | 11.0 days/yr | 23 | ncei.noaa.gov· May 2021high |
| Days with 0.5 inch or more of rainoperability · lower is better | 23.9 days/yr | 61 | ncei.noaa.gov· May 2021high |
| Days with fogoperability · lower is better | 23.7 days/yr | 56 | ncei.noaa.gov· Jan 2026medium |
| Regulatory opennessregulation | 92.5 pts | 75 | bakerdonelson.com· Sep 2024lowmodelled |
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Service
Who Runs Robotaxis Here
No robotaxi operator serves or tests here yet.
Fares
Known Fares and Figures
No published fares yet for this market. Operators do not publish city-level prices.
Rules
Regulation
5of 5
OpenModelled: our estimate, low confidence
No discretionary permit, no fleet cap
A 2024 legal survey reads the state statute as permitting driverless operation without a permit.
Jurisdiction US-IA · outlook stablebakerdonelson.com· Sep 2024lowmodelled
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