ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IN · GEOID 18523262024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

New Albany, Indiana

Mean one-way trip19.6 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home12.0%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone75.5%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.7%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 commute20.2 min → 19.6 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 12.0%▲ 5.2 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.0%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.6% → 75.5%▼ 6.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.5% ±2.7 pp
Carpool10.2% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.0% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 17,394 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.

16thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

42thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

9thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

9th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate37,581± 30 MOE
Workers age 16+17,394± 717 MOE
Workers with travel time15,309± 729 MOE
Estimated home workers2,085± 307 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.