ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39038282024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Barberton, Ohio

Mean one-way trip22.2 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home6.8%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone80.6%±3.4 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 commute22.5 min → 22.2 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.5% → 6.8%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 0.4%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.5% → 80.6%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.6% ±3.4 pp
Carpool8.9% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.0% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp
Work from home6.8% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 11,155 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.

33thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

24thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% 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 estimate24,844± 46 MOE
Workers age 16+11,155± 594 MOE
Workers with travel time10,392± 582 MOE
Estimated home workers763± 190 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.