ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IN · GEOID 18192702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dyer, Indiana

Mean one-way trip29.4 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home11.8%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone84.1%±4.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.1%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 commute28.1 min → 29.4 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.4% → 11.8%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 1.1%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.6% → 84.1%▲ 0.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.1% ±4.6 pp
Carpool3.0% ±1.4 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home11.8% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 7,939 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,400± 41 MOE
Workers age 16+7,939± 493 MOE
Workers with travel time7,000± 531 MOE
Estimated home workers939± 261 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.