ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 181812024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

White County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip23.4 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home7.1%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone79.9%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.7%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 commute23.4 min → 23.4 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 7.1%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.6%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.7% → 79.9%▲ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.9% ±2.2 pp
Carpool10.3% ±3.2 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.1% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 11,442 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.

44thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

46thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

21th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 79% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate24,717± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,442± 361 MOE
Workers with travel time10,635± 368 MOE
Estimated home workers807± 194 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.