ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OH · GEOID 391712024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Williams County, Ohio

Mean one-way trip19.8 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home2.7%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone85.9%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.4%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 commute17.9 min → 19.8 min▲ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.3% → 2.7%▲ 0.4 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.6%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.8% → 85.9%▼ 1.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone85.9% ±1.7 pp
Carpool8.3% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.9% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home2.7% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 16,990 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.

14thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

2thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

82thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

16th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate36,719± — MOE
Workers age 16+16,990± 519 MOE
Workers with travel time16,538± 515 MOE
Estimated home workers452± 129 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.