ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 181652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Vermillion County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip27.3 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home9.4%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone83.3%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.3%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 commute26.5 min → 27.3 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.5% → 9.4%▲ 2.9 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.0%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.1% → 83.3%▲ 2.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.3% ±3.1 pp
Carpool6.4% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home9.4% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 6,534 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

70thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

41thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

62th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,421± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,534± 353 MOE
Workers with travel time5,922± 354 MOE
Estimated home workers612± 242 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.