ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OH · GEOID 390212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Champaign County, Ohio

Mean one-way trip27.1 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home8.4%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone81.0%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.2%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 commute25.6 min → 27.1 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.2% → 8.4%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.0% → 81.0%— 0.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.0% ±2.6 pp
Carpool7.5% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home8.4% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 18,327 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.

72thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

52thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

28thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower 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 estimate38,804± — MOE
Workers age 16+18,327± 582 MOE
Workers with travel time16,779± 531 MOE
Estimated home workers1,548± 321 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.