What is the average commute in Fulton County, Ohio?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 24.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Fulton County, Ohio work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 5.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 0.9 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · OH · GEOID 390512024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fulton County, Ohio

Name: Commute estimates for Fulton County, Ohio
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 24.1 min one way; 5.3% worked from home, 87.4% drove alone, and 5.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip24.1 min±1.6 min MOE

Worked from home5.3%±0.9 pp MOE

Drove alone87.4%±1.0 pp MOE

60+ minute trip5.9%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 Fulton County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute22.5 min → 24.1 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.2% → 5.3%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.4%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.9% → 87.4%▼ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Fulton County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 87.4%; 0.4% used public transit and 5.3% worked from home.

Drive alone87.4% ±1.0 pp

Carpool4.5% ±1.1 pp

Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp

Walk1.7% ±0.7 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home5.3% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 20,321 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Fulton County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 48th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

48^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

18^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

76^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

33^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Fulton County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 20,321 workers age 16+, including 19,248 workers with reported travel time and 1,073 home workers.

Population estimate42,240± — MOE

Workers age 16+20,321± 498 MOE

Workers with travel time19,248± 495 MOE

Estimated home workers1,073± 193 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 Fulton 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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