ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IN · GEOID 18642602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Richmond, Indiana

Mean one-way trip18.6 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home4.7%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone77.6%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 commute16.7 min → 18.6 min▲ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.4% → 4.7%▲ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.3%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.0% → 77.6%▲ 1.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.6% ±5.5 pp
Carpool12.4% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk4.7% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home4.7% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 14,158 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.

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

3thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

25thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

33th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate35,581± 35 MOE
Workers age 16+14,158± 720 MOE
Workers with travel time13,495± 689 MOE
Estimated home workers663± 162 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.