ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 181692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wabash County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip21.5 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home6.3%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone80.7%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.0%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 commute21.3 min → 21.5 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.5% → 6.3%▲ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.4% → 80.7%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.7% ±3.0 pp
Carpool9.1% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.6% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home6.3% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 14,231 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.

26thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

29thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

67thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

23th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,844± — MOE
Workers age 16+14,231± 449 MOE
Workers with travel time13,339± 459 MOE
Estimated home workers892± 250 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.