ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39325922024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Grove City, Ohio

Mean one-way trip21.6 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home16.2%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone75.9%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.0%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 commute23.9 min → 21.6 min▼ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.3% → 16.2%▲ 8.0 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.1%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.2% → 75.9%▼ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.9% ±3.1 pp
Carpool6.1% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home16.2% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 22,551 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.

26thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

17thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

3th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate42,517± 51 MOE
Workers age 16+22,551± 887 MOE
Workers with travel time18,892± 991 MOE
Estimated home workers3,659± 619 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.