ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OH · GEOID 390412024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Delaware County, Ohio

Mean one-way trip25.4 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home25.9%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone67.9%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.7%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 commute26.0 min → 25.4 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.0% → 25.9%▲ 7.9 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.3% → 67.9%▼ 7.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.9% ±1.4 pp
Carpool4.2% ±0.5 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home25.9% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 118,286 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

10thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

32th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate226,834± — MOE
Workers age 16+118,286± 1,404 MOE
Workers with travel time87,618± 1,834 MOE
Estimated home workers30,668± 1,347 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.