ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 181032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Miami County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip25.6 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home4.9%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone83.5%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.8%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 commute24.7 min → 25.6 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.3% → 4.9%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.8% → 83.5%▼ 0.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.5% ±2.8 pp
Carpool9.0% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home4.9% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 14,685 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.

60thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

14thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate35,712± — MOE
Workers age 16+14,685± 555 MOE
Workers with travel time13,966± 590 MOE
Estimated home workers719± 199 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.