ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39113602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Canfield, Ohio

Mean one-way trip21.5 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home19.0%±5.8 pp MOE
Drove alone76.6%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.0%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 commute26.1 min → 21.5 min▼ 4.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.3% → 19.0%▲ 10.8 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.1%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.8% → 76.6%▼ 11.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.6% ±5.0 pp
Carpool3.2% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home19.0% ±5.8 pp

Each share uses 3,403 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.

29thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

40thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,649± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+3,403± 323 MOE
Workers with travel time2,755± 307 MOE
Estimated home workers648± 208 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.