ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OH · GEOID 390732024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hocking County, Ohio

Mean one-way trip30.3 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home6.9%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone83.7%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.1%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 commute29.8 min → 30.3 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.5% → 6.9%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.5% → 83.7%▲ 1.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.7% ±1.8 pp
Carpool7.5% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home6.9% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 12,049 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.

87thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

35thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,799± — MOE
Workers age 16+12,049± 563 MOE
Workers with travel time11,220± 549 MOE
Estimated home workers829± 239 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.