ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 181512024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Steuben County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip21.0 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home5.7%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone82.0%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.8%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 commute22.1 min → 21.0 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.9% → 5.7%▲ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.5% → 82.0%▼ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.0% ±2.5 pp
Carpool7.7% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.8% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.5 pp
Work from home5.7% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 15,746 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.

22thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

23thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

62thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

33th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate34,726± — MOE
Workers age 16+15,746± 504 MOE
Workers with travel time14,852± 469 MOE
Estimated home workers894± 219 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.