ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 181752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Washington County, Indiana

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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

91thMean commute percentile

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

40thWork-from-home percentile

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

15thTransit percentile

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

82th60+ 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 the shares

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.