ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 180832024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Knox County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip19.7 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home2.3%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone84.5%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.4%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 commute20.2 min → 19.7 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.8% → 2.3%▲ 0.4 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.2% → 84.5%▼ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.5% ±1.9 pp
Carpool8.5% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.8% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home2.3% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 16,904 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.

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

1thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 99% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

68thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

15th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate36,007± — MOE
Workers age 16+16,904± 627 MOE
Workers with travel time16,521± 609 MOE
Estimated home workers383± 125 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.