ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 180712024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jackson County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip22.6 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home4.5%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone83.5%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.2%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 commute22.8 min → 22.6 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.4% → 4.5%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.5% → 83.5%▲ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.5% ±2.4 pp
Carpool8.5% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home4.5% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 21,943 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.

34thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

11thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

11thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

37th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate46,660± — MOE
Workers age 16+21,943± 571 MOE
Workers with travel time20,960± 632 MOE
Estimated home workers983± 236 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.