ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OH · GEOID 390852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lake County, Ohio

Mean one-way trip23.1 min±0.7 min MOE
Worked from home13.6%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone76.5%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.9%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 commute23.8 min → 23.1 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.4% → 13.6%▲ 5.2 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.5%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.8% → 76.5%▼ 5.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.5% ±1.3 pp
Carpool7.3% ±0.8 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home13.6% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 120,047 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.

42thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

63thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 50% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

4th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate232,216± — MOE
Workers age 16+120,047± 1,434 MOE
Workers with travel time103,687± 1,588 MOE
Estimated home workers16,360± 1,046 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.