ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 181452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Shelby County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip23.9 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home9.0%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone80.3%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.0%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 commute24.0 min → 23.9 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 9.0%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.3% → 80.3%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.3% ±1.9 pp
Carpool7.4% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.0% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.4 pp
Work from home9.0% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 21,681 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.

46thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 54% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

59thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

23th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate45,265± — MOE
Workers age 16+21,681± 628 MOE
Workers with travel time19,732± 616 MOE
Estimated home workers1,949± 346 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.