ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39033522024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Avon, Ohio

Mean one-way trip24.6 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home23.2%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone71.7%±4.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.4%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 commute25.0 min → 24.6 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.4% → 23.2%▲ 6.8 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.9% → 71.7%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.7% ±4.8 pp
Carpool4.6% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home23.2% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 12,892 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.

45thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

7thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

50th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 50% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,317± 37 MOE
Workers age 16+12,892± 583 MOE
Workers with travel time9,897± 670 MOE
Estimated home workers2,995± 545 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.