ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 181572024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tippecanoe County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip17.9 min±0.6 min MOE
Worked from home11.1%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone72.5%±1.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.4%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 commute17.7 min → 17.9 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 11.1%▲ 4.4 pp

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

Public transit2.3% → 2.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.8% → 72.5%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.5% ±1.1 pp
Carpool7.1% ±0.9 pp
Public transit2.2% ±0.4 pp
Walk5.4% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.3 pp
Work from home11.1% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 90,115 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.

3thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 97% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

42thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

92thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

11th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate189,071± — MOE
Workers age 16+90,115± 1,662 MOE
Workers with travel time80,093± 1,677 MOE
Estimated home workers10,022± 866 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.