ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 180072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Benton County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip25.4 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home7.6%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone80.0%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.7%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 commute27.3 min → 25.4 min▼ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.0% → 7.6%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 1.6%▲ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.8% → 80.0%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.0% ±3.7 pp
Carpool7.6% ±2.3 pp
Public transit1.6% ±0.9 pp
Walk2.0% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home7.6% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 3,886 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.

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

53thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

96thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

21th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 79% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,735± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,886± 182 MOE
Workers with travel time3,589± 182 MOE
Estimated home workers297± 91 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.