ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39435542024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lima, Ohio

Mean one-way trip17.1 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home2.8%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone79.9%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.7%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 commute17.9 min → 17.1 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.2% → 2.8%▼ 0.4 pp

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

Public transit1.6% → 1.2%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.3% → 79.9%▲ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.9% ±2.8 pp
Carpool11.6% ±2.1 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home2.8% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 14,346 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.

7thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

0thWork-from-home percentile

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

57thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

9th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate35,010± 46 MOE
Workers age 16+14,346± 665 MOE
Workers with travel time13,948± 667 MOE
Estimated home workers398± 141 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.