ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39100302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bucyrus, Ohio

Mean one-way trip21.1 min±4.4 min MOE
Worked from home5.1%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone80.1%±4.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.8%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 commute19.8 min → 21.1 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.3% → 5.1%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.1%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.6% → 80.1%▼ 6.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.1% ±4.6 pp
Carpool10.1% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.4% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.8 pp
Work from home5.1% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 5,183 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.

27thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

14thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

39thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,594± 23 MOE
Workers age 16+5,183± 347 MOE
Workers with travel time4,920± 346 MOE
Estimated home workers263± 141 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.