ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 180652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Henry County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip25.8 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home9.3%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone78.5%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.1%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 commute27.0 min → 25.8 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.5% → 9.3%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.4%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.4% → 78.5%▼ 5.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.5% ±2.1 pp
Carpool9.2% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.3% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 20,561 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.

62thMean commute percentile

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

63thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

70th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate48,970± — MOE
Workers age 16+20,561± 648 MOE
Workers with travel time18,658± 690 MOE
Estimated home workers1,903± 357 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.