ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OH · GEOID 390772024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Huron County, Ohio

Mean one-way trip22.4 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home5.4%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone81.9%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.6%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 commute22.6 min → 22.4 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 5.4%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.4%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.0% → 81.9%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.9% ±1.9 pp
Carpool9.0% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.1% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.3 pp
Work from home5.4% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 26,776 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.

32thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

20thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

31th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate58,319± — MOE
Workers age 16+26,776± 702 MOE
Workers with travel time25,317± 659 MOE
Estimated home workers1,459± 333 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.