ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IN · GEOID 18403922024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kokomo, Indiana

Mean one-way trip19.1 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home5.5%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone80.1%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.2%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 commute18.6 min → 19.1 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.2% → 5.5%▲ 0.4 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.4%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.8% → 80.1%▼ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.1% ±2.1 pp
Carpool11.5% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home5.5% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 24,425 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.

14thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

6thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

31thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

48th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate59,122± 635 MOE
Workers age 16+24,425± 921 MOE
Workers with travel time23,078± 857 MOE
Estimated home workers1,347± 280 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.