ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IN · GEOID 18103422024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Carmel, Indiana

Mean one-way trip24.6 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home27.4%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone66.6%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute25.0 min → 24.6 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.1% → 27.4%▲ 8.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.8% → 66.6%▼ 7.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.6% ±2.1 pp
Carpool4.0% ±0.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home27.4% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 53,591 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.

51thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 51% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

94thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

1thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 99% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

28th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate101,651± 211 MOE
Workers age 16+53,591± 1,278 MOE
Workers with travel time38,897± 1,475 MOE
Estimated home workers14,694± 1,038 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.