What is the average commute in Athens County, Ohio?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 24.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Athens County, Ohio work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 13.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.7 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.

COUNTY · OH · GEOID 390092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Athens County, Ohio

Name: Commute estimates for Athens County, Ohio
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 24.1 min one way; 13.1% worked from home, 65.2% drove alone, and 8.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip24.1 min±3.2 min MOE

Worked from home13.1%±1.7 pp MOE

Drove alone65.2%±2.2 pp MOE

60+ minute trip8.5%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 Athens County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.9 percentage points.

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

Mean commute21.9 min → 24.1 min▲ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.2% → 13.1%▲ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.7%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.8% → 65.2%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Athens County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 65.2%; 0.7% used public transit and 13.1% worked from home.

Drive alone65.2% ±2.2 pp

Carpool9.7% ±1.8 pp

Public transit0.7% ±0.4 pp

Walk9.9% ±1.3 pp

Bicycle0.7% ±0.4 pp

Work from home13.1% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 27,582 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Athens County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 48th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; 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 countys in the 25k–100k population band.

88^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

85^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

64^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Athens County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 27,582 workers age 16+, including 23,956 workers with reported travel time and 3,626 home workers.

Population estimate61,737± — MOE

Workers age 16+27,582± 981 MOE

Workers with travel time23,956± 1,015 MOE

Estimated home workers3,626± 476 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 Ohio commute records for Athens County

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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