ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39027362024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Athens, Ohio

Mean one-way trip16.2 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home20.2%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone46.1%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.6%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 commute14.8 min → 16.2 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.2% → 20.2%▲ 7.0 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 1.6%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone50.2% → 46.1%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone46.1% ±3.9 pp
Carpool8.3% ±2.8 pp
Public transit1.6% ±0.9 pp
Walk21.8% ±2.9 pp
Bicycle1.5% ±0.9 pp
Work from home20.2% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 11,247 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.

7thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate23,396± 133 MOE
Workers age 16+11,247± 611 MOE
Workers with travel time8,974± 659 MOE
Estimated home workers2,273± 395 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.