ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 180632024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hendricks County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip25.3 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home14.8%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone76.1%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.1%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 commute26.5 min → 25.3 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.8% → 14.8%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.6% → 76.1%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.1% ±1.6 pp
Carpool7.2% ±0.8 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home14.8% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 94,044 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.

60thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

72thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

7thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

42th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate183,344± — MOE
Workers age 16+94,044± 1,371 MOE
Workers with travel time80,123± 1,568 MOE
Estimated home workers13,921± 1,031 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.