ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 181072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Montgomery County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip22.8 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home7.4%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone78.1%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.1%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 commute22.1 min → 22.8 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.4% → 7.4%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.2%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.9% → 78.1%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.1% ±1.3 pp
Carpool10.3% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk3.2% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.4% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 18,416 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

41thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

49thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate38,312± — MOE
Workers age 16+18,416± 455 MOE
Workers with travel time17,047± 455 MOE
Estimated home workers1,369± 304 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.