ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39026382024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ashtabula, Ohio

Mean one-way trip20.8 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home2.4%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone80.7%±3.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 commute18.3 min → 20.8 min▲ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.6% → 2.4%▲ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 1.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.0% → 80.7%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.7% ±3.3 pp
Carpool11.0% ±2.9 pp
Public transit1.2% ±1.0 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±0.8 pp
Work from home2.4% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 7,408 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

25thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

3thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

34th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,856± 39 MOE
Workers age 16+7,408± 508 MOE
Workers with travel time7,230± 485 MOE
Estimated home workers178± 90 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.