ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39448562024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lorain, Ohio

Mean one-way trip24.9 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home6.7%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone79.6%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.4%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 commute24.2 min → 24.9 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.4% → 6.7%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.2%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.2% → 79.6%▲ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.6% ±2.0 pp
Carpool10.5% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home6.7% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 27,547 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.

47thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

11thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

22thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

40th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate65,395± 103 MOE
Workers age 16+27,547± 1,130 MOE
Workers with travel time25,701± 1,125 MOE
Estimated home workers1,846± 341 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.