ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IN · GEOID 18541802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Noblesville, Indiana

Mean one-way trip26.6 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home18.9%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone72.3%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.9%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 commute27.0 min → 26.6 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.9% → 18.9%▲ 7.0 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.1% → 72.3%▼ 7.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.3% ±2.6 pp
Carpool7.4% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home18.9% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 38,880 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.

58thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% 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.

45th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate73,362± 906 MOE
Workers age 16+38,880± 1,350 MOE
Workers with travel time31,530± 1,432 MOE
Estimated home workers7,350± 796 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.