ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 180312024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Decatur County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip24.0 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home10.9%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone78.8%±4.2 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 commute23.5 min → 24.0 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.1% → 10.9%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.2% → 78.8%▼ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.8% ±4.2 pp
Carpool7.5% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.0% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home10.9% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 13,045 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.

47thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

76thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

55th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,422± — MOE
Workers age 16+13,045± 397 MOE
Workers with travel time11,623± 597 MOE
Estimated home workers1,422± 451 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.