What is the average commute in Dubois County, Indiana?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 19.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 5.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.1 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 180372024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dubois County, Indiana

Name: Commute estimates for Dubois County, Indiana
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 19.8 min one way; 5.6% worked from home, 84.5% drove alone, and 6.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip19.8 min±1.8 min MOE

Worked from home5.6%±1.1 pp MOE

Drove alone84.5%±1.2 pp MOE

60+ minute trip6.3%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 Dubois County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute18.7 min → 19.8 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.3% → 5.6%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone89.3% → 84.5%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Dubois County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 84.5%; 0.2% used public transit and 5.6% worked from home.

Drive alone84.5% ±1.2 pp

Carpool7.3% ±1.3 pp

Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp

Walk1.6% ±0.8 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home5.6% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 22,223 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Dubois County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 14th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

14^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

21^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 79% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

52^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

40^th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Dubois County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 22,223 workers age 16+, including 20,986 workers with reported travel time and 1,237 home workers.

Population estimate43,614± — MOE

Workers age 16+22,223± 687 MOE

Workers with travel time20,986± 668 MOE

Estimated home workers1,237± 249 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 Dubois 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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