ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OH · GEOID 390552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Geauga County, Ohio

Mean one-way trip27.0 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home16.7%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone69.8%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.4%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 commute28.1 min → 27.0 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.0% → 16.7%▲ 5.8 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.6%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.5% → 69.8%▼ 5.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.8% ±1.9 pp
Carpool10.0% ±0.9 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home16.7% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 47,058 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.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

41th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate95,481± — MOE
Workers age 16+47,058± 920 MOE
Workers with travel time39,183± 1,104 MOE
Estimated home workers7,875± 783 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.