ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39210002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dayton, Ohio

Mean one-way trip20.3 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home9.7%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone72.2%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.7%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 commute20.8 min → 20.3 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.7% → 9.7%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit5.0% → 3.1%▼ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.2% → 72.2%▲ 0.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.2% ±2.1 pp
Carpool9.2% ±1.2 pp
Public transit3.1% ±0.6 pp
Walk4.3% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.7% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 58,113 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.

21thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 79% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

23thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 77% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

78thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

39th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate136,579± 56 MOE
Workers age 16+58,113± 1,616 MOE
Workers with travel time52,469± 1,730 MOE
Estimated home workers5,644± 713 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.