ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39113042024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Canal Fulton, Ohio

Mean one-way trip27.9 min±7.1 min MOE
Worked from home17.3%±9.9 pp MOE
Drove alone71.9%±7.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.7%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 commute25.3 min → 27.9 min▲ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.6% → 17.3%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.3%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.0% → 71.9%▼ 9.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.9% ±7.1 pp
Carpool3.2% ±4.2 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.1% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home17.3% ±9.9 pp

Each share uses 2,337 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.

68thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

47thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

33th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,337± 18 MOE
Workers age 16+2,337± 328 MOE
Workers with travel time1,933± 297 MOE
Estimated home workers404± 239 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.