ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OH · GEOID 390652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hardin County, Ohio

Mean one-way trip23.6 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home4.8%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone81.4%±3.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.7%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 commute22.9 min → 23.6 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.5% → 4.8%▼ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.9% → 81.4%▲ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.4% ±3.3 pp
Carpool7.5% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk4.8% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home4.8% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 13,919 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.

42thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

14thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

19thTransit percentile

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

19th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,475± — MOE
Workers age 16+13,919± 491 MOE
Workers with travel time13,250± 523 MOE
Estimated home workers669± 158 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.