ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39518162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Montrose-Ghent, Ohio

Mean one-way trip39.9 min±27.2 min MOE
Worked from home33.8%±8.1 pp MOE
Drove alone63.9%±8.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.7%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 commute40.9 min → 39.9 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home25.6% → 33.8%▲ 8.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.5% → 63.9%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.9% ±8.0 pp
Carpool1.3% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.0% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home33.8% ±8.1 pp

Each share uses 3,148 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% 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.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,903± 643 MOE
Workers age 16+3,148± 543 MOE
Workers with travel time2,085± 430 MOE
Estimated home workers1,063± 314 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.