What is the average commute in Adams County, Indiana?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 24.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Adams County, Indiana work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 6.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.7 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · IN · GEOID 180012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Adams County, Indiana

Name: Commute estimates for Adams County, Indiana
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 24.6 min one way; 6.9% worked from home, 74.8% drove alone, and 8.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip24.6 min±2.1 min MOE

Worked from home6.9%±1.7 pp MOE

Drove alone74.8%±3.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip8.8%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in Adams County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +3.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.0 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute20.9 min → 24.6 min▲ 3.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 6.9%▲ 2.0 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.6% → 0.1%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.9% → 74.8%▼ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Adams County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 74.8%; 0.1% used public transit and 6.9% worked from home.

Drive alone74.8% ±3.5 pp

Carpool13.3% ±2.1 pp

Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp

Walk3.6% ±1.3 pp

Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp

Work from home6.9% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 15,272 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Adams County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 52th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

52^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

36^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

38^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

66^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Adams County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 15,272 workers age 16+, including 14,211 workers with reported travel time and 1,061 home workers.

Population estimate36,227± — MOE

Workers age 16+15,272± 460 MOE

Workers with travel time14,211± 472 MOE

Estimated home workers1,061± 259 MOE

Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Indiana commute records for Adams County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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