ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39542642024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

New Burlington, Ohio

Mean one-way trip27.5 min±15.2 min MOE
Worked from home31.2%±16.1 pp MOE
Drove alone68.5%±10.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.9%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 commute25.8 min → 27.5 min▲ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.9% → 31.2%▲ 19.2 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.2% → 68.5%▼ 6.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.5% ±10.3 pp
Carpool0.3% ±0.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home31.2% ±16.1 pp

Each share uses 2,104 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 under 25k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

38thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,426± 1,341 MOE
Workers age 16+2,104± 458 MOE
Workers with travel time1,448± 383 MOE
Estimated home workers656± 368 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.