ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IN · GEOID 18509762024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mooresville, Indiana

Mean one-way trip28.3 min±4.8 min MOE
Worked from home12.4%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone82.8%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.0%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 commute27.3 min → 28.3 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.9% → 12.4%▲ 5.5 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.3%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.1% → 82.8%▼ 0.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.8% ±5.1 pp
Carpool3.7% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.9% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home12.4% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 4,368 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

53thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

49thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

45th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,751± 44 MOE
Workers age 16+4,368± 376 MOE
Workers with travel time3,827± 381 MOE
Estimated home workers541± 172 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.