ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OH · GEOID 391492024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Shelby County, Ohio

Mean one-way trip19.0 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home5.0%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone83.3%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.7%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 commute18.7 min → 19.0 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.8% → 5.0%▲ 0.2 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.1% → 83.3%▲ 0.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.3% ±2.0 pp
Carpool9.8% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home5.0% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 23,208 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.

10thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

15thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

57thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

7th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate47,929± — MOE
Workers age 16+23,208± 594 MOE
Workers with travel time22,047± 631 MOE
Estimated home workers1,161± 268 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.