ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 181792024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wells County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip24.2 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home5.9%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone84.7%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.0%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 commute23.8 min → 24.2 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 5.9%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.2%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.8% → 84.7%▼ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.7% ±2.1 pp
Carpool6.2% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home5.9% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 14,148 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.

49thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

25thWork-from-home percentile

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

45thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

35th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,420± — MOE
Workers age 16+14,148± 375 MOE
Workers with travel time13,308± 401 MOE
Estimated home workers840± 205 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.