ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 180992024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marshall County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip22.3 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home5.8%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone76.8%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.9%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 commute23.3 min → 22.3 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 5.8%▲ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.0% → 76.8%▼ 1.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.8% ±1.8 pp
Carpool10.1% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk3.3% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle2.3% ±0.9 pp
Work from home5.8% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 21,889 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.

32thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

24thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

30thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

34th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate46,284± — MOE
Workers age 16+21,889± 566 MOE
Workers with travel time20,619± 539 MOE
Estimated home workers1,270± 263 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.