ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 180392024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Elkhart County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip20.0 min±0.7 min MOE
Worked from home5.1%±0.6 pp MOE
Drove alone74.3%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.7%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 commute19.4 min → 20.0 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 5.1%▲ 0.6 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.4% → 74.3%▼ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.3% ±1.5 pp
Carpool15.7% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.4% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle1.4% ±0.3 pp
Work from home5.1% ±0.6 pp

Each share uses 96,597 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.

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

2thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 98% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

2th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 98% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate207,132± — MOE
Workers age 16+96,597± 1,421 MOE
Workers with travel time91,646± 1,603 MOE
Estimated home workers4,951± 621 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.