ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 181252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pike County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip26.6 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home5.1%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone81.2%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.3%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 commute27.0 min → 26.6 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.9% → 5.1%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.0%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.6% → 81.2%▼ 6.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.2% ±2.6 pp
Carpool12.4% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home5.1% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 5,583 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 under 25k population band.

26thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower 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.

35th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,154± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,583± 284 MOE
Workers with travel time5,301± 284 MOE
Estimated home workers282± 107 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.