ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39170362024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Columbiana, Ohio

Mean one-way trip19.1 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home9.3%±7.5 pp MOE
Drove alone79.1%±18.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.4%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 commute23.0 min → 19.1 min▼ 3.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.0% → 9.3%▲ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.2% → 79.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.1% ±18.0 pp
Carpool9.0% ±4.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.9% ±2.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home9.3% ±7.5 pp

Each share uses 3,546 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.

17thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

37thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

11th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,903± 492 MOE
Workers age 16+3,546± 607 MOE
Workers with travel time3,217± 434 MOE
Estimated home workers329± 271 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.