ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OH · GEOID 391232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ottawa County, Ohio

Mean one-way trip24.8 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home7.8%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone81.1%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.4%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 → 24.8 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 7.8%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.4%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.6% → 81.1%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.1% ±1.5 pp
Carpool6.5% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.8% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 18,511 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.

54thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

45thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

74thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

27th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate39,994± — MOE
Workers age 16+18,511± 613 MOE
Workers with travel time17,072± 591 MOE
Estimated home workers1,439± 263 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.