ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 180612024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Harrison County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip30.5 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home9.1%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone80.6%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.7%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 commute31.4 min → 30.5 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.2% → 9.1%▲ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.5% → 80.6%▼ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.6% ±2.2 pp
Carpool9.0% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home9.1% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 18,278 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.

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

60thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

23thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

73th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate39,859± — MOE
Workers age 16+18,278± 636 MOE
Workers with travel time16,616± 625 MOE
Estimated home workers1,662± 293 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.