ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OH · GEOID 390032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Allen County, Ohio

Mean one-way trip18.7 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home4.8%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone82.8%±0.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.6%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 commute19.5 min → 18.7 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.0% → 4.8%▲ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.4%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.7% → 82.8%▼ 0.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.8% ±0.9 pp
Carpool8.9% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.2 pp
Work from home4.8% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 44,960 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.

5thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 95% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

2thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 98% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

45thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

1th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 99% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate101,348± — MOE
Workers age 16+44,960± 891 MOE
Workers with travel time42,789± 894 MOE
Estimated home workers2,171± 340 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.