ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OH · GEOID 390692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Henry County, Ohio

Mean one-way trip23.7 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home5.8%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone85.2%±2.5 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 commute22.7 min → 23.7 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 5.8%▲ 0.2 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.5% → 85.2%▲ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone85.2% ±2.5 pp
Carpool7.2% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home5.8% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 13,330 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.

43thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

24thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

49thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 51% 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 estimate27,567± — MOE
Workers age 16+13,330± 444 MOE
Workers with travel time12,558± 485 MOE
Estimated home workers772± 171 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.