ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39417202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lancaster, Ohio

Mean one-way trip27.7 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home9.3%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone77.2%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.0%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 commute27.3 min → 27.7 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 9.3%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.9% → 77.2%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.2% ±2.7 pp
Carpool8.5% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.9% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.6 pp
Work from home9.3% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 18,593 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.

65thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

25thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

21thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 79% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

68th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate41,249± 155 MOE
Workers age 16+18,593± 830 MOE
Workers with travel time16,868± 824 MOE
Estimated home workers1,725± 343 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.