ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 181432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Scott County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip24.7 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home7.4%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone82.8%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.0%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute23.3 min → 24.7 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.9% → 7.4%▲ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.1% → 82.8%▲ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.8% ±3.8 pp
Carpool7.4% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.3% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.5 pp
Work from home7.4% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 10,823 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.

53thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

50thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 50% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

32th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate24,526± — MOE
Workers age 16+10,823± 549 MOE
Workers with travel time10,023± 561 MOE
Estimated home workers800± 268 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.