ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 180872024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

LaGrange County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip21.8 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home8.8%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone47.7%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.7%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 commute23.0 min → 21.8 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 8.8%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.8%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone52.2% → 47.7%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone47.7% ±2.7 pp
Carpool29.2% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.6 pp
Walk2.6% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle7.2% ±1.2 pp
Work from home8.8% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 17,679 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.

28thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

57thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

20th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate40,805± — MOE
Workers age 16+17,679± 515 MOE
Workers with travel time16,127± 515 MOE
Estimated home workers1,552± 288 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.