ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 181552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Switzerland County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip32.9 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home5.9%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone82.8%±4.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.1%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 commute36.5 min → 32.9 min▼ 3.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.4% → 5.9%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.7% → 82.8%▲ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.8% ±4.8 pp
Carpool7.7% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.5% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle1.6% ±1.2 pp
Work from home5.9% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 4,321 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.

90thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

34thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

87th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,909± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,321± 201 MOE
Workers with travel time4,068± 245 MOE
Estimated home workers253± 120 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.