ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IN · GEOID 18071742024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Brazil, Indiana

Mean one-way trip33.6 min±9.8 min MOE
Worked from home1.3%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone79.6%±6.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.0%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 commute28.2 min → 33.6 min▲ 5.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.0% → 1.3%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.3% → 79.6%▼ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.6% ±6.8 pp
Carpool16.2% ±7.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.0% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home1.3% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 3,317 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

1thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 99% 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.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,831± 475 MOE
Workers age 16+3,317± 408 MOE
Workers with travel time3,274± 409 MOE
Estimated home workers43± 47 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.