ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39141842024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chillicothe, Ohio

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.6 min one way; 5.4% worked from home, 83.5% drove alone, and 11.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.6 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home5.4%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone83.5%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.2%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 Chillicothe city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +0.4 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute21.6 min → 21.6 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.0% → 5.4%▲ 0.4 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.1%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.0% → 83.5%▲ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Chillicothe city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 83.5%; 0.1% used public transit and 5.4% worked from home.

Drive alone83.5% ±3.2 pp
Carpool6.7% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.6% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.4% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 9,114 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Chillicothe city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 30th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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.

15thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Chillicothe city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 9,114 workers age 16+, including 8,620 workers with reported travel time and 494 home workers.

Population estimate21,902± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+9,114± 493 MOE
Workers with travel time8,620± 492 MOE
Estimated home workers494± 200 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Ohio commute records for Chillicothe city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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