ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OH · GEOID 390072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ashtabula County, Ohio

Mean one-way trip27.0 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home5.8%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone78.2%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.3%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 commute25.8 min → 27.0 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.4% → 5.8%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.4%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.2% → 78.2%▼ 5.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.2% ±1.7 pp
Carpool11.0% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.8% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 41,002 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.

70thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

23thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

72thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

61th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate97,167± — MOE
Workers age 16+41,002± 885 MOE
Workers with travel time38,641± 913 MOE
Estimated home workers2,361± 437 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.