ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39097922024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bryan, Ohio

Mean one-way trip15.7 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home2.8%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone80.8%±12.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.3%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 commute13.2 min → 15.7 min▲ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.8% → 2.8%▲ 0.9 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 1.4%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone88.2% → 80.8%▼ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.8% ±12.5 pp
Carpool9.3% ±4.0 pp
Public transit1.4% ±1.8 pp
Walk5.5% ±2.9 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.5 pp
Work from home2.8% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 3,956 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.

6thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

4thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

19th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,631± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+3,956± 433 MOE
Workers with travel time3,846± 418 MOE
Estimated home workers110± 74 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.