ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IN · GEOID 18076242024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bright, Indiana

Mean one-way trip29.0 min±6.0 min MOE
Worked from home18.8%±6.1 pp MOE
Drove alone72.6%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.4%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 commute35.9 min → 29.0 min▼ 6.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.5% → 18.8%▲ 8.3 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.8%▲ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.6% → 72.6%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.6% ±5.5 pp
Carpool6.0% ±3.1 pp
Public transit0.8% ±1.2 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home18.8% ±6.1 pp

Each share uses 2,886 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.

73thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

4th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,540± 529 MOE
Workers age 16+2,886± 353 MOE
Workers with travel time2,342± 305 MOE
Estimated home workers544± 189 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.