ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39325362024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Groesbeck, Ohio

Mean one-way trip22.3 min±6.9 min MOE
Worked from home8.0%±6.6 pp MOE
Drove alone74.2%±10.6 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 commute24.4 min → 22.3 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.5% → 8.0%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 1.4%▲ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone88.3% → 74.2%▼ 14.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.2% ±10.6 pp
Carpool16.0% ±8.3 pp
Public transit1.4% ±1.3 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home8.0% ±6.6 pp

Each share uses 4,106 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.

34thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

31thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% 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 estimate7,824± 1,309 MOE
Workers age 16+4,106± 823 MOE
Workers with travel time3,779± 788 MOE
Estimated home workers327± 279 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.