ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 180532024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Grant County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip22.0 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home7.8%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone74.9%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.2%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 commute21.2 min → 22.0 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 7.8%▲ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.7% → 74.9%▼ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.9% ±2.2 pp
Carpool10.2% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk5.5% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp
Work from home7.8% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 28,612 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.

30thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

45thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

32thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

50th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 50% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate66,295± — MOE
Workers age 16+28,612± 817 MOE
Workers with travel time26,389± 882 MOE
Estimated home workers2,223± 359 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.