ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 181052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Monroe County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip19.6 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home15.9%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone64.8%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.0%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 commute20.1 min → 19.6 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.3% → 15.9%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit2.4% → 2.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.7% → 64.8%▼ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.8% ±1.7 pp
Carpool9.0% ±1.0 pp
Public transit2.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk6.3% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home15.9% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 69,333 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.

10thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

80thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

40th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate140,965± — MOE
Workers age 16+69,333± 1,381 MOE
Workers with travel time58,304± 1,462 MOE
Estimated home workers11,029± 919 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.