ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OH · GEOID 390872024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lawrence County, Ohio

Mean one-way trip23.2 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home5.2%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone84.4%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.3%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 commute22.7 min → 23.2 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.1% → 5.2%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.2% → 84.4%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.4% ±2.5 pp
Carpool7.7% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.2% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 23,493 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.

39thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

17thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

21thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 79% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

26th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate56,819± — MOE
Workers age 16+23,493± 692 MOE
Workers with travel time22,276± 704 MOE
Estimated home workers1,217± 274 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.