ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OH · GEOID 390592024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Guernsey County, Ohio

Mean one-way trip22.9 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home4.0%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone82.4%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.1%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 commute22.6 min → 22.9 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.7% → 4.0%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.7% → 82.4%▼ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.4% ±3.1 pp
Carpool11.1% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home4.0% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 16,383 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.

36thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

8thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

21thTransit percentile

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

59th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate38,223± — MOE
Workers age 16+16,383± 549 MOE
Workers with travel time15,721± 584 MOE
Estimated home workers662± 178 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.