ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IN · GEOID 181152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ohio County, Indiana

Mean one-way trip34.3 min±4.8 min MOE
Worked from home9.3%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone79.2%±5.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.2%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 commute31.4 min → 34.3 min▲ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.0% → 9.3%▲ 6.3 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.4% → 79.2%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.2% ±5.9 pp
Carpool9.8% ±4.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home9.3% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 2,755 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

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

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

69thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

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

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,999± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,755± 166 MOE
Workers with travel time2,499± 163 MOE
Estimated home workers256± 71 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.