ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 180192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clark County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip22.2 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home12.7%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone76.6%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.3%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 commute23.1 min → 22.2 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.1% → 12.7%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.0% → 76.6%▼ 6.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.6% ±1.4 pp
Carpool7.9% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp
Work from home12.7% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 62,146 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.

33thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

55thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

15thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

10th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate124,354± — MOE
Workers age 16+62,146± 1,206 MOE
Workers with travel time54,281± 1,215 MOE
Estimated home workers7,865± 905 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.