ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 180172024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cass County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip22.3 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home4.1%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone82.3%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.6%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 commute21.3 min → 22.3 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.3% → 4.1%▲ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.4%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.9% → 82.3%▼ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.3% ±2.5 pp
Carpool10.8% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home4.1% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 17,073 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.

32thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

8thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

72thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

54th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate37,680± — MOE
Workers age 16+17,073± 622 MOE
Workers with travel time16,376± 626 MOE
Estimated home workers697± 163 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.