ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OH · GEOID 390112024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Auglaize County, Ohio

Mean one-way trip18.8 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home5.9%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone84.3%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.2%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 commute19.1 min → 18.8 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.3% → 5.9%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.6% → 84.3%▼ 1.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.3% ±2.1 pp
Carpool6.4% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.3 pp
Work from home5.9% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 23,118 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.

9thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

25thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

4th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate46,125± — MOE
Workers age 16+23,118± 446 MOE
Workers with travel time21,744± 475 MOE
Estimated home workers1,374± 292 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.