ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IN · GEOID 18688322024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Seymour, Indiana

Mean one-way trip18.6 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home2.7%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone81.8%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.3%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 commute17.6 min → 18.6 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.1% → 2.7%▲ 0.6 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.8% → 81.8%▲ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.8% ±3.7 pp
Carpool11.0% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.3% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home2.7% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 10,163 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.

14thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

4thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 96% 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.

20th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,371± 430 MOE
Workers age 16+10,163± 448 MOE
Workers with travel time9,893± 468 MOE
Estimated home workers270± 105 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.