ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OH · GEOID 390752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Holmes County, Ohio

Mean one-way trip20.9 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home8.0%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone47.8%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.8%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 commute21.9 min → 20.9 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.9% → 8.0%▲ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.4%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone49.7% → 47.8%▼ 1.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone47.8% ±2.9 pp
Carpool19.8% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk6.9% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle14.0% ±2.2 pp
Work from home8.0% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 20,065 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.

22thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

48thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

74thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

33th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate44,418± — MOE
Workers age 16+20,065± 559 MOE
Workers with travel time18,467± 598 MOE
Estimated home workers1,598± 302 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.