ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 181132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Noble County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip26.1 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home4.6%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone77.8%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.5%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 commute24.2 min → 26.1 min▲ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.2% → 4.6%▲ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.2% → 77.8%▼ 0.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.8% ±1.5 pp
Carpool13.5% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.3 pp
Work from home4.6% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 22,171 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.

65thMean commute percentile

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

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

41thTransit percentile

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

42th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate47,495± — MOE
Workers age 16+22,171± 613 MOE
Workers with travel time21,155± 579 MOE
Estimated home workers1,016± 208 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.