ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IN · GEOID 18288002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Granger, Indiana

Mean one-way trip21.9 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home13.3%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone80.0%±2.7 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 commute21.7 min → 21.9 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.6% → 13.3%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.6% → 80.0%▼ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.0% ±2.7 pp
Carpool5.6% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home13.3% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 13,879 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.

27thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

49thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

11thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

24th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,321± 575 MOE
Workers age 16+13,879± 633 MOE
Workers with travel time12,036± 614 MOE
Estimated home workers1,843± 284 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.