What is the average commute in Randolph County, Indiana?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 24.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Randolph County, Indiana work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 5.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.3 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · IN · GEOID 181352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Randolph County, Indiana

Name: Commute estimates for Randolph County, Indiana
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 24.3 min one way; 5.6% worked from home, 79.1% drove alone, and 8.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip24.3 min±2.3 min MOE

Worked from home5.6%±1.3 pp MOE

Drove alone79.1%±2.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip8.0%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 Randolph County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.7 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute24.5 min → 24.3 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.0% → 5.6%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.5% → 79.1%▼ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Randolph County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 79.1%; 0.0% used public transit and 5.6% worked from home.

Drive alone79.1% ±2.7 pp

Carpool9.8% ±1.8 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp

Walk2.5% ±0.9 pp

Bicycle1.1% ±0.9 pp

Work from home5.6% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 10,368 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Randolph County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 49th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

49^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

32^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

44^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

51^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Randolph County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 10,368 workers age 16+, including 9,783 workers with reported travel time and 585 home workers.

Population estimate24,387± — MOE

Workers age 16+10,368± 450 MOE

Workers with travel time9,783± 464 MOE

Estimated home workers585± 142 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Indiana commute records for Randolph County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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