What is the average commute in Washington County, Indiana?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 31.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Washington County, Indiana work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 7.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.4 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · IN · GEOID 181752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Washington County, Indiana

Name: Commute estimates for Washington County, Indiana
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.5 min one way; 7.3% worked from home, 76.9% drove alone, and 11.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip31.5 min±2.7 min MOE

Worked from home7.3%±1.4 pp MOE

Drove alone76.9%±2.8 pp MOE

60+ minute trip11.5%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 Washington County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.6 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute31.7 min → 31.5 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 7.3%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.9% → 76.9%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Washington County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.9%; 0.0% used public transit and 7.3% worked from home.

Drive alone76.9% ±2.8 pp

Carpool13.8% ±2.7 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp

Walk0.8% ±0.4 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp

Work from home7.3% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 13,090 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Washington County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 91th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

91^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

40^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 60% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

15^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

82^th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Washington County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 13,090 workers age 16+, including 12,133 workers with reported travel time and 957 home workers.

Population estimate28,212± — MOE

Workers age 16+13,090± 455 MOE

Workers with travel time12,133± 436 MOE

Estimated home workers957± 184 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Indiana commute records for Washington County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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