ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 180972024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marion County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip24.5 min±0.5 min MOE
Worked from home13.9%±0.5 pp MOE
Drove alone72.0%±0.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.6%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 → 24.5 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.3% → 13.9%▲ 5.6 pp

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

Public transit1.5% → 1.3%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.9% → 72.0%▼ 5.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.0% ±0.6 pp
Carpool9.6% ±0.5 pp
Public transit1.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.1 pp
Work from home13.9% ±0.5 pp

Each share uses 486,246 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.

30thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

21thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 79% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

34thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

24th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate975,809± — MOE
Workers age 16+486,246± 3,733 MOE
Workers with travel time418,696± 3,649 MOE
Estimated home workers67,550± 2,419 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 nearby records

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