ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 180852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kosciusko County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip20.3 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home8.6%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone75.8%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.2%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 commute19.6 min → 20.3 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 8.6%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.9% → 75.8%▼ 2.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.8% ±1.8 pp
Carpool10.6% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.4% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle1.1% ±0.6 pp
Work from home8.6% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 38,862 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.

54thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

37thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

14th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate80,442± — MOE
Workers age 16+38,862± 842 MOE
Workers with travel time35,513± 872 MOE
Estimated home workers3,349± 479 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.