ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39120002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Canton, Ohio

Mean one-way trip19.1 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home8.8%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone75.1%±3.1 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 commute20.2 min → 19.1 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.8% → 8.8%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit3.4% → 2.5%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.2% → 75.1%▼ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.1% ±3.1 pp
Carpool8.4% ±1.7 pp
Public transit2.5% ±1.1 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home8.8% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 29,458 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.

14thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

22thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

16th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate69,755± 48 MOE
Workers age 16+29,458± 1,120 MOE
Workers with travel time26,868± 1,112 MOE
Estimated home workers2,590± 511 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.