ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 180432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Floyd County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip23.1 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home14.1%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone77.1%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.5%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute23.0 min → 23.1 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.8% → 14.1%▲ 5.3 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.0%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.2% → 77.1%▼ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.1% ±1.8 pp
Carpool7.4% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home14.1% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 38,946 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.

38thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

19thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate80,918± — MOE
Workers age 16+38,946± 866 MOE
Workers with travel time33,463± 942 MOE
Estimated home workers5,483± 542 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.