ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 180672024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Howard County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip20.4 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home6.0%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone79.8%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.3%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 commute19.8 min → 20.4 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.0% → 6.0%— 0.0 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.0% → 79.8%▼ 1.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.8% ±1.8 pp
Carpool11.6% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home6.0% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 35,768 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.

18thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

26thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

59thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

39th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate83,752± — MOE
Workers age 16+35,768± 897 MOE
Workers with travel time33,618± 857 MOE
Estimated home workers2,150± 370 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.