ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IN · GEOID 18283862024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Goshen, Indiana

Mean one-way trip18.9 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home4.2%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone73.9%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.9%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 commute18.1 min → 18.9 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.1% → 4.2%▲ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.2%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.2% → 73.9%▲ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.9% ±3.9 pp
Carpool17.3% ±3.3 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk3.0% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±0.6 pp
Work from home4.2% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 15,068 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.

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

2thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

2th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate34,420± 400 MOE
Workers age 16+15,068± 838 MOE
Workers with travel time14,441± 849 MOE
Estimated home workers627± 221 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.