ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IN · GEOID 18520202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Nappanee, Indiana

Mean one-way trip21.4 min±4.4 min MOE
Worked from home1.7%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone74.4%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute20.4 min → 21.4 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.5% → 1.7%▲ 0.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.4% → 74.4%▲ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.4% ±2.2 pp
Carpool19.0% ±10.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk4.0% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±1.5 pp
Work from home1.7% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 3,977 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.

29thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

1thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 99% 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.

26th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,815± 421 MOE
Workers age 16+3,977± 507 MOE
Workers with travel time3,911± 517 MOE
Estimated home workers66± 60 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.