ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 181172024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Orange County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip25.3 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home6.1%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone77.8%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.0%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 commute25.3 min → 25.3 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.1% → 6.1%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.2% → 77.8%▼ 5.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.8% ±4.0 pp
Carpool13.3% ±3.2 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home6.1% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 9,204 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.

56thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

36thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 50% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

65th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate19,767± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,204± 369 MOE
Workers with travel time8,644± 448 MOE
Estimated home workers560± 185 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.