ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IN · GEOID 18129342024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clarksville, Indiana

Mean one-way trip18.7 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home10.2%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone76.1%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.7%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 commute18.7 min → 18.7 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.2% → 10.2%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.3% → 76.1%▼ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.1% ±2.5 pp
Carpool10.1% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.7 pp
Work from home10.2% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 11,043 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.

15thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

43thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

40thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

6th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,016± 219 MOE
Workers age 16+11,043± 640 MOE
Workers with travel time9,913± 586 MOE
Estimated home workers1,130± 321 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.