ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IN · GEOID 18415302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lakes of the Four Seasons, Indiana

Mean one-way trip41.0 min±9.7 min MOE
Worked from home10.2%±4.0 pp MOE
Drove alone81.6%±5.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip23.7%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 commute40.2 min → 41.0 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.4% → 10.2%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.2% → 81.6%▼ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.6% ±5.7 pp
Carpool5.5% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home10.2% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 3,789 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

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

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,402± 677 MOE
Workers age 16+3,789± 454 MOE
Workers with travel time3,403± 450 MOE
Estimated home workers386± 159 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.