ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OH · GEOID 391372024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Putnam County, Ohio

Mean one-way trip22.3 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home6.1%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone85.4%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.8%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 commute22.4 min → 22.3 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 6.1%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone88.4% → 85.4%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone85.4% ±1.6 pp
Carpool6.0% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.0% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home6.1% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 16,731 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.

32thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

27thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

53thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate34,314± — MOE
Workers age 16+16,731± 381 MOE
Workers with travel time15,706± 429 MOE
Estimated home workers1,025± 178 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.