ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 181592024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tipton County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip28.1 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home8.2%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone78.6%±4.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.9%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 commute24.8 min → 28.1 min▲ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.2% → 8.2%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.3% → 78.6%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.6% ±4.6 pp
Carpool9.3% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle1.3% ±1.7 pp
Work from home8.2% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 7,085 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.

72thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

59thWork-from-home percentile

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

65thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,346± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,085± 288 MOE
Workers with travel time6,505± 338 MOE
Estimated home workers580± 160 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.