ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39370162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Huron, Ohio

Mean one-way trip21.7 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home8.6%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone85.2%±6.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.1%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 commute21.5 min → 21.7 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.1% → 8.6%▲ 4.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone89.9% → 85.2%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone85.2% ±6.6 pp
Carpool4.2% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home8.6% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 3,638 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.

34thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 66% 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.

53th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,757± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+3,638± 327 MOE
Workers with travel time3,325± 364 MOE
Estimated home workers313± 146 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.