ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · IN · GEOID 18718282024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Speedway, Indiana

Mean one-way trip22.0 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home12.3%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone73.2%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.6%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 commute22.3 min → 22.0 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 12.3%▲ 5.9 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 2.2%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.7% → 73.2%▼ 10.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.2% ±2.3 pp
Carpool6.6% ±2.6 pp
Public transit2.2% ±1.2 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.3% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 6,983 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.

33thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

53thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

32th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,968± 267 MOE
Workers age 16+6,983± 486 MOE
Workers with travel time6,127± 415 MOE
Estimated home workers856± 227 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.