ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 181212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Parke County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip30.4 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home11.7%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone72.2%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.4%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 commute30.9 min → 30.4 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.6% → 11.7%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.3% → 72.2%▼ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.2% ±4.2 pp
Carpool11.5% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.1% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home11.7% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 6,485 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.

84thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

86thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 86% 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.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,406± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,485± 264 MOE
Workers with travel time5,726± 305 MOE
Estimated home workers759± 211 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.