What is the average commute in LaGrange County, Indiana?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 21.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in LaGrange County, Indiana work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 8.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.6 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · IN · GEOID 180872024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

LaGrange County, Indiana

Name: Commute estimates for LaGrange County, Indiana
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.8 min one way; 8.8% worked from home, 47.7% drove alone, and 4.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 LaGrange County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.5 percentage points.

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 LaGrange County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 47.7%; 0.8% used public transit and 8.8% worked from home.

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

How LaGrange County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 28th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

28^thMean commute percentile

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

57^thWork-from-home percentile

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

90^thTransit percentile

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

20^th60+ 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 LaGrange County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 17,679 workers age 16+, including 16,127 workers with reported travel time and 1,552 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Indiana commute records for LaGrange County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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