ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 180412024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fayette County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip26.8 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home4.9%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone81.0%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.9%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 commute27.2 min → 26.8 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 4.9%▲ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.9% → 81.0%▼ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.0% ±2.0 pp
Carpool11.1% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.3% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home4.9% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 10,171 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.

66thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

24thWork-from-home percentile

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

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

65th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate23,334± — MOE
Workers age 16+10,171± 491 MOE
Workers with travel time9,672± 479 MOE
Estimated home workers499± 160 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.