ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OH · GEOID 391512024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Stark County, Ohio

Mean one-way trip21.7 min±0.6 min MOE
Worked from home11.8%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone77.7%±0.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.6%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 commute21.6 min → 21.7 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.7% → 11.8%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.8%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.3% → 77.7%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.7% ±0.8 pp
Carpool6.5% ±0.5 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home11.8% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 177,066 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.

27thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

48thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

65thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

29th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate373,713± — MOE
Workers age 16+177,066± 2,142 MOE
Workers with travel time156,187± 2,147 MOE
Estimated home workers20,879± 1,328 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.