ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 180912024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

LaPorte County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip25.0 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home7.2%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone83.4%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.8%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 commute23.9 min → 25.0 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.8% → 7.2%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.5%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.3% → 83.4%▲ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.4% ±1.6 pp
Carpool7.0% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.0 pp
Work from home7.2% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 47,606 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.

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

11thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

53thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

62th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate111,917± — MOE
Workers age 16+47,606± 1,000 MOE
Workers with travel time44,175± 1,089 MOE
Estimated home workers3,431± 432 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.