ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IN · GEOID 18377822024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jasper, Indiana

Mean one-way trip15.3 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home7.8%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone81.0%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.9%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 commute14.2 min → 15.3 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.5% → 7.8%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.6%▲ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone89.4% → 81.0%▼ 8.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.0% ±3.1 pp
Carpool9.3% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home7.8% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 7,688 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.

5thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

30thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

25th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,991± 707 MOE
Workers age 16+7,688± 595 MOE
Workers with travel time7,091± 572 MOE
Estimated home workers597± 183 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.