ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 180812024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Johnson County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip26.4 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home14.2%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone76.5%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.0%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 commute26.6 min → 26.4 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.1% → 14.2%▲ 5.1 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.5% → 76.5%▼ 6.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.5% ±1.6 pp
Carpool7.0% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home14.2% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 83,717 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.

70thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

67thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

23thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

53th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate166,315± — MOE
Workers age 16+83,717± 1,298 MOE
Workers with travel time71,865± 1,414 MOE
Estimated home workers11,852± 956 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.