ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 180052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bartholomew County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip21.5 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home13.8%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone75.6%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.0%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 commute19.5 min → 21.5 min▲ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.8% → 13.8%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.8%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.2% → 75.6%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.6% ±2.1 pp
Carpool7.9% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home13.8% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 41,204 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.

26thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

34th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate83,536± — MOE
Workers age 16+41,204± 979 MOE
Workers with travel time35,537± 1,115 MOE
Estimated home workers5,667± 696 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.