ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 180112024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Boone County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip23.6 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home20.2%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone72.2%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.2%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 commute25.1 min → 23.6 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.1% → 20.2%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.0% → 72.2%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.2% ±1.9 pp
Carpool5.9% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home20.2% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 38,706 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.

42thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

4th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate74,718± — MOE
Workers age 16+38,706± 755 MOE
Workers with travel time30,900± 940 MOE
Estimated home workers7,806± 743 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.