ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OH · GEOID 391172024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Morrow County, Ohio

Mean one-way trip32.8 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home12.4%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone73.5%±3.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.2%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 commute30.6 min → 32.8 min▲ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.5% → 12.4%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.3% → 73.5%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.5% ±3.3 pp
Carpool9.0% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.8% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.4% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 16,817 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

85thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

59thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate35,404± — MOE
Workers age 16+16,817± 569 MOE
Workers with travel time14,735± 634 MOE
Estimated home workers2,082± 372 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.