ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 181092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Morgan County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip31.5 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home11.6%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone78.8%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.5%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 commute30.8 min → 31.5 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 11.6%▲ 5.3 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.0% → 78.8%▼ 5.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.8% ±1.8 pp
Carpool7.7% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home11.6% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 34,245 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.

91thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

40thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 60% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

72th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate72,659± — MOE
Workers age 16+34,245± 796 MOE
Workers with travel time30,259± 864 MOE
Estimated home workers3,986± 513 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.