ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OH · GEOID 390252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clermont County, Ohio

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 28.1 min one way; 13.6% worked from home, 78.0% drove alone, and 5.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip28.1 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home13.6%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone78.0%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.6%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 Clermont County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute28.0 min → 28.1 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.9% → 13.6%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.5% → 78.0%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Clermont County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.0%; 0.3% used public transit and 13.6% worked from home.

Drive alone78.0% ±1.3 pp
Carpool6.4% ±0.8 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home13.6% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 103,417 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Clermont County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 80th percentile among covered 100k–500k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

80thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

63thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

32thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

48th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Clermont County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 103,417 workers age 16+, including 89,339 workers with reported travel time and 14,078 home workers.

Population estimate211,181± — MOE
Workers age 16+103,417± 1,651 MOE
Workers with travel time89,339± 1,646 MOE
Estimated home workers14,078± 939 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 Clermont 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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