ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 181732024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Warrick County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip23.3 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home9.3%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone80.2%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.6%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 commute23.8 min → 23.3 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 9.3%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.4% → 80.2%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.2% ±1.8 pp
Carpool8.0% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.3% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 31,865 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.

40thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 60% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

63thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

25thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

18th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate65,261± — MOE
Workers age 16+31,865± 675 MOE
Workers with travel time28,904± 757 MOE
Estimated home workers2,961± 363 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.