ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IN · GEOID 18009102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Alexandria, Indiana

Mean one-way trip29.6 min±5.7 min MOE
Worked from home1.8%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone88.1%±7.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.5%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 commute29.9 min → 29.6 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 1.8%▼ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.0%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.4% → 88.1%▲ 10.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone88.1% ±7.7 pp
Carpool9.2% ±4.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.9% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home1.8% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 2,818 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

2thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,155± 38 MOE
Workers age 16+2,818± 323 MOE
Workers with travel time2,766± 320 MOE
Estimated home workers52± 53 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.