ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IN · GEOID 18042042024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Beech Grove, Indiana

Mean one-way trip21.2 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home7.5%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone82.2%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.5%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 commute22.6 min → 21.2 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.0% → 7.5%▲ 4.5 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.0%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.6% → 82.2%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.2% ±5.0 pp
Carpool8.8% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home7.5% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 7,064 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.

28thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% 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.

12th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,913± 856 MOE
Workers age 16+7,064± 804 MOE
Workers with travel time6,535± 773 MOE
Estimated home workers529± 145 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.