ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OH · GEOID 391632024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Vinton County, Ohio

Mean one-way trip35.8 min±4.4 min MOE
Worked from home10.0%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone83.6%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.0%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 commute35.3 min → 35.8 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.4% → 10.0%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.0%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.6% → 83.6%▲ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.6% ±3.8 pp
Carpool5.3% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home10.0% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 5,068 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.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

76thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

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

89th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,630± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,068± 326 MOE
Workers with travel time4,559± 315 MOE
Estimated home workers509± 169 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.