ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OH · GEOID 391412024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ross County, Ohio

Mean one-way trip26.4 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home5.2%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone83.4%±0.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.8%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 commute26.8 min → 26.4 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.3% → 5.2%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.8% → 83.4%▼ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.4% ±0.7 pp
Carpool9.6% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home5.2% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 31,312 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.

67thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

17thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate76,492± — MOE
Workers age 16+31,312± 875 MOE
Workers with travel time29,684± 825 MOE
Estimated home workers1,628± 346 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.