ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 180252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Crawford County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip37.4 min±5.0 min MOE
Worked from home8.2%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone75.5%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.4%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 commute35.9 min → 37.4 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.7% → 8.2%▲ 4.5 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.3% → 75.5%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.5% ±3.8 pp
Carpool14.6% ±4.6 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home8.2% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 4,189 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

59thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

60thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

93th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,499± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,189± 299 MOE
Workers with travel time3,846± 302 MOE
Estimated home workers343± 145 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.