ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39311502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Grafton, Ohio

Mean one-way trip26.7 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home7.6%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone79.1%±9.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.1%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 commute25.7 min → 26.7 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 7.6%▲ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit2.1% → 1.7%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone89.1% → 79.1%▼ 10.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.1% ±9.1 pp
Carpool7.3% ±5.3 pp
Public transit1.7% ±2.7 pp
Walk0.6% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.7 pp
Work from home7.6% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 1,255 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.

61thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

29thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

37th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,657± 21 MOE
Workers age 16+1,255± 148 MOE
Workers with travel time1,160± 140 MOE
Estimated home workers95± 45 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.