ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OH · GEOID 391012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marion County, Ohio

Mean one-way trip24.5 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home6.2%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone82.3%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.0%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 commute23.4 min → 24.5 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.3% → 6.2%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.7%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.2% → 82.3%▼ 0.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.3% ±2.2 pp
Carpool8.6% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home6.2% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 25,885 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.

52thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

58th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate65,020± — MOE
Workers age 16+25,885± 808 MOE
Workers with travel time24,281± 721 MOE
Estimated home workers1,604± 311 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.