ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IN · GEOID 18033942024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bargersville, Indiana

Mean one-way trip29.7 min±7.2 min MOE
Worked from home25.0%±6.6 pp MOE
Drove alone68.9%±7.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.6%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 commute30.8 min → 29.7 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home22.4% → 25.0%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.3% → 68.9%▼ 6.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.9% ±7.0 pp
Carpool5.4% ±3.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home25.0% ±6.6 pp

Each share uses 4,975 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.

76thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% 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.

50th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,752± 312 MOE
Workers age 16+4,975± 592 MOE
Workers with travel time3,733± 587 MOE
Estimated home workers1,242± 361 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.