ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IN · GEOID 18232782024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fishers, Indiana

Mean one-way trip26.7 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home25.5%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone67.4%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.8%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 commute26.0 min → 26.7 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.8% → 25.5%▲ 8.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.6% → 67.4%▼ 8.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.4% ±1.7 pp
Carpool5.5% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home25.5% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 54,429 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.

63thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

0thTransit percentile

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

23th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 77% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate102,337± 50 MOE
Workers age 16+54,429± 1,543 MOE
Workers with travel time40,544± 1,500 MOE
Estimated home workers13,885± 1,216 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.