ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OH · GEOID 390572024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Greene County, Ohio

Mean one-way trip22.0 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home12.9%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone75.8%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.1%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 commute21.3 min → 22.0 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.4% → 12.9%▲ 4.5 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.1% → 75.8%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.8% ±1.4 pp
Carpool7.6% ±0.7 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.5% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.9% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 82,491 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.

30thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

57thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

38thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

22th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate169,688± — MOE
Workers age 16+82,491± 1,179 MOE
Workers with travel time71,873± 1,362 MOE
Estimated home workers10,618± 833 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.