ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OH · GEOID 391332024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Portage County, Ohio

Mean one-way trip24.8 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home14.9%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone73.8%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 commute25.2 min → 24.8 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.8% → 14.9%▲ 5.1 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.7%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 73.8%▼ 5.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.8% ±1.4 pp
Carpool6.8% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.9% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home14.9% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 81,097 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.

55thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

72thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

34th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate161,956± — MOE
Workers age 16+81,097± 1,231 MOE
Workers with travel time69,053± 1,443 MOE
Estimated home workers12,044± 960 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.