ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 181312024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pulaski County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip25.9 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home5.9%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone76.4%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.2%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 commute25.5 min → 25.9 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 5.9%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.3%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.6% → 76.4%▲ 0.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.4% ±4.1 pp
Carpool13.4% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.2% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home5.9% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 5,711 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.

61thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

35thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

72thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

61th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,441± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,711± 258 MOE
Workers with travel time5,372± 247 MOE
Estimated home workers339± 108 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.