ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39481882024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mason, Ohio

Mean one-way trip25.1 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home23.4%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone70.6%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute24.9 min → 25.1 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.3% → 23.4%▲ 7.1 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.3%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.4% → 70.6%▼ 5.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.6% ±4.9 pp
Carpool4.8% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.1% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home23.4% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 18,356 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.

48thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

27thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

25th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate35,509± 55 MOE
Workers age 16+18,356± 939 MOE
Workers with travel time14,058± 1,144 MOE
Estimated home workers4,298± 567 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.