ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39066702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Blacklick Estates, Ohio

Mean one-way trip21.4 min±5.6 min MOE
Worked from home5.9%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone84.5%±7.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.4%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 commute21.4 min → 21.4 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.6% → 5.9%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.9%▲ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.9% → 84.5%▼ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.5% ±7.0 pp
Carpool5.1% ±3.2 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.0% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home5.9% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 3,691 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.

28thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

19thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

11th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,389± 1,244 MOE
Workers age 16+3,691± 655 MOE
Workers with travel time3,473± 640 MOE
Estimated home workers218± 138 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.