ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OH · GEOID 391192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Muskingum County, Ohio

Mean one-way trip25.4 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home6.3%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone82.3%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.8%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 commute25.0 min → 25.4 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.1% → 6.3%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.3% → 82.3%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.3% ±1.9 pp
Carpool9.1% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home6.3% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 38,511 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.

59thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

29thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

48thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

66th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate86,411± — MOE
Workers age 16+38,511± 878 MOE
Workers with travel time36,091± 944 MOE
Estimated home workers2,420± 341 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.