ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 180032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Allen County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip21.9 min±0.6 min MOE
Worked from home9.2%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone77.6%±0.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.2%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute21.8 min → 21.9 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 9.2%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.7%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.7% → 77.6%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.6% ±0.8 pp
Carpool9.9% ±0.7 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.2% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 188,815 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

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

30thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

25thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

62thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

23th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate392,378± — MOE
Workers age 16+188,815± 2,127 MOE
Workers with travel time171,359± 2,270 MOE
Estimated home workers17,456± 1,298 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.