ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 180212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clay County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip29.1 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home4.8%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone81.2%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.8%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 commute29.4 min → 29.1 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.0% → 4.8%▲ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.4% → 81.2%▼ 2.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.2% ±2.9 pp
Carpool11.8% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home4.8% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 12,144 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.

81thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

13thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

39thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

66th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,409± — MOE
Workers age 16+12,144± 436 MOE
Workers with travel time11,564± 467 MOE
Estimated home workers580± 168 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.