What is the average commute in South Haven CDP, Indiana?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 24.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in South Haven CDP, Indiana work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 4.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.0 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · IN · GEOID 18712882024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Haven, Indiana

Name: Commute estimates for South Haven CDP, Indiana
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 24.6 min one way; 4.6% worked from home, 89.1% drove alone, and 7.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip24.6 min±4.8 min MOE

Worked from home4.6%±2.0 pp MOE

Drove alone89.1%±2.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip7.4%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 South Haven CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.3 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute25.7 min → 24.6 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.3% → 4.6%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.0%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.8% → 89.1%▲ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How South Haven CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 89.1%; 0.0% used public transit and 4.6% worked from home.

Drive alone89.1% ±2.7 pp

Carpool5.7% ±3.5 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp

Walk0.0% ±0.5 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp

Work from home4.6% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 3,529 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How South Haven CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 48th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

48^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

12^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55^th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind South Haven CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,529 workers age 16+, including 3,365 workers with reported travel time and 164 home workers.

Population estimate7,241± 554 MOE

Workers age 16+3,529± 422 MOE

Workers with travel time3,365± 415 MOE

Estimated home workers164± 73 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Indiana commute records for South Haven CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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