ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OH · GEOID 390472024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fayette County, Ohio

Mean one-way trip27.0 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home5.5%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone82.8%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.0%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 → 27.0 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 5.5%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.5%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.2% → 82.8%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.8% ±2.7 pp
Carpool9.6% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.5% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 12,852 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.

71thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

21thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 79% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

81thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

74th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,876± — MOE
Workers age 16+12,852± 494 MOE
Workers with travel time12,144± 552 MOE
Estimated home workers708± 192 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.