ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39365572024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Howland Center, Ohio

Mean one-way trip20.2 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home3.2%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone90.6%±5.6 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 commute20.4 min → 20.2 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 3.2%▼ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.0%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.3% → 90.6%▲ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone90.6% ±5.6 pp
Carpool4.8% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.5 pp
Work from home3.2% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 3,454 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.

22thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

5thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,266± 849 MOE
Workers age 16+3,454± 475 MOE
Workers with travel time3,344± 465 MOE
Estimated home workers110± 66 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.