ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IN · GEOID 18424622024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lawrenceburg, Indiana

Mean one-way trip20.4 min±5.0 min MOE
Worked from home4.2%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone72.9%±7.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.1%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 commute17.6 min → 20.4 min▲ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 4.2%▼ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.4% → 72.9%▼ 7.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.9% ±7.0 pp
Carpool11.4% ±4.0 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.3 pp
Walk4.9% ±3.5 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±1.5 pp
Work from home4.2% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 2,263 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.

23thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

9thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42thTransit percentile

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

46th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,179± 18 MOE
Workers age 16+2,263± 329 MOE
Workers with travel time2,168± 310 MOE
Estimated home workers95± 64 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.