ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IN · GEOID 18518762024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Muncie, Indiana

Mean one-way trip18.1 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home7.8%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone74.0%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.4%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 commute17.8 min → 18.1 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.5% → 7.8%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit2.3% → 1.5%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.4% → 74.0%▲ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.0% ±1.5 pp
Carpool10.0% ±1.9 pp
Public transit1.5% ±0.5 pp
Walk5.3% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±0.4 pp
Work from home7.8% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 29,342 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.

10thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

17thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

49th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate64,751± 436 MOE
Workers age 16+29,342± 1,086 MOE
Workers with travel time27,067± 1,013 MOE
Estimated home workers2,275± 434 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.