ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IN · GEOID 18334842024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Highland, Indiana

Mean one-way trip20.2 min±5.5 min MOE
Worked from home6.3%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone81.5%±10.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.2%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 commute19.3 min → 20.2 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.7% → 6.3%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.8%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone90.4% → 81.5%▼ 8.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.5% ±10.1 pp
Carpool8.4% ±5.7 pp
Public transit0.8% ±1.4 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home6.3% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 2,391 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.

22thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

21thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

28th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,114± 870 MOE
Workers age 16+2,391± 436 MOE
Workers with travel time2,240± 409 MOE
Estimated home workers151± 94 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.