ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39121682024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Carlisle, Ohio

Mean one-way trip21.7 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home5.5%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone84.7%±10.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.6%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 commute23.9 min → 21.7 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.3% → 5.5%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone89.4% → 84.7%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.7% ±10.3 pp
Carpool7.0% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±2.1 pp
Work from home5.5% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 2,697 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.

30thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

16thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

6th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,543± 78 MOE
Workers age 16+2,697± 236 MOE
Workers with travel time2,550± 224 MOE
Estimated home workers147± 77 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.