ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 181192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Owen County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip35.5 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home9.8%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone78.3%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.7%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 commute34.8 min → 35.5 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 9.8%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.8% → 78.3%▼ 5.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.3% ±2.9 pp
Carpool9.3% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.9% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.8% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 10,039 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.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

74thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

90th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,604± — MOE
Workers age 16+10,039± 351 MOE
Workers with travel time9,055± 364 MOE
Estimated home workers984± 270 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.