ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 180692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Huntington County, Indiana

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 22.0 min one way; 7.1% worked from home, 78.2% drove alone, and 3.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip22.0 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home7.1%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone78.2%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.9%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 Huntington County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.2 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute22.1 min → 22.0 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.9% → 7.1%▲ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.3% → 78.2%▼ 7.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Huntington County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.2%; 0.1% used public transit and 7.1% worked from home.

Drive alone78.2% ±2.3 pp
Carpool10.7% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.7% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp
Work from home7.1% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 17,710 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Huntington County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 29th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

29thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% 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.

10th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Huntington County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 17,710 workers age 16+, including 16,448 workers with reported travel time and 1,262 home workers.

Population estimate36,798± — MOE
Workers age 16+17,710± 543 MOE
Workers with travel time16,448± 572 MOE
Estimated home workers1,262± 262 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Indiana commute records for Huntington County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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