ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OH · GEOID 390712024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Highland County, Ohio

Mean one-way trip29.1 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home6.5%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone80.2%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.0%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 commute28.5 min → 29.1 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.4% → 6.5%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.1% → 80.2%▼ 0.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.2% ±2.0 pp
Carpool10.8% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp
Work from home6.5% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 19,581 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.

81thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

30thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

29thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

90th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate43,517± — MOE
Workers age 16+19,581± 648 MOE
Workers with travel time18,315± 656 MOE
Estimated home workers1,266± 281 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.