ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39030862024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Aurora, Ohio

Mean one-way trip27.9 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home20.5%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone71.1%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.8%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 commute29.2 min → 27.9 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.6% → 20.5%▲ 6.9 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.6%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.2% → 71.1%▼ 9.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.1% ±3.6 pp
Carpool5.4% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home20.5% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 8,274 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.

67thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% 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.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

25th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,581± 23 MOE
Workers age 16+8,274± 487 MOE
Workers with travel time6,581± 509 MOE
Estimated home workers1,693± 329 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.