ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39261662024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fairlawn, Ohio

Mean one-way trip21.6 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home27.6%±6.9 pp MOE
Drove alone67.5%±7.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.3%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 commute19.5 min → 21.6 min▲ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.3% → 27.6%▲ 18.3 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.1%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.9% → 67.5%▼ 17.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.5% ±7.9 pp
Carpool4.3% ±3.3 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home27.6% ±6.9 pp

Each share uses 4,219 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.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

39thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

4th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,711± 21 MOE
Workers age 16+4,219± 296 MOE
Workers with travel time3,054± 352 MOE
Estimated home workers1,165± 302 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.