What is the average commute in Delaware County, Indiana?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 21.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Delaware County, Indiana work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 7.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.0 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · IN · GEOID 180352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Delaware County, Indiana

Name: Commute estimates for Delaware County, Indiana
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.2 min one way; 7.7% worked from home, 77.1% drove alone, and 7.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.2 min±1.1 min MOE

Worked from home7.7%±1.0 pp MOE

Drove alone77.1%±1.1 pp MOE

60+ minute trip7.5%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 Delaware County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.6 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute20.9 min → 21.2 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 7.7%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 0.9%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.5% → 77.1%▼ 1.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Delaware County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 77.1%; 0.9% used public transit and 7.7% worked from home.

Drive alone77.1% ±1.1 pp

Carpool9.8% ±1.4 pp

Public transit0.9% ±0.3 pp

Walk3.3% ±0.6 pp

Bicycle0.6% ±0.3 pp

Work from home7.7% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 51,892 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Delaware County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 23th percentile among covered 100k–500k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

23^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

15^thWork-from-home percentile

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

71^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

66^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Delaware County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 51,892 workers age 16+, including 47,875 workers with reported travel time and 4,017 home workers.

Population estimate112,280± — MOE

Workers age 16+51,892± 1,233 MOE

Workers with travel time47,875± 1,150 MOE

Estimated home workers4,017± 545 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Indiana commute records for Delaware County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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