ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OH · GEOID 390172024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Butler County, Ohio

Mean one-way trip24.3 min±0.7 min MOE
Worked from home13.3%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone75.1%±0.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.3%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 commute25.1 min → 24.3 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.5% → 13.3%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.3%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.6% → 75.1%▼ 6.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.1% ±0.7 pp
Carpool8.1% ±0.6 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.1 pp
Work from home13.3% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 185,991 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.

53thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

60thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

33thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

26th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate392,876± — MOE
Workers age 16+185,991± 2,203 MOE
Workers with travel time161,173± 2,084 MOE
Estimated home workers24,818± 1,415 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.