What is the average commute in Newark city, Ohio?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 23.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Newark city, Ohio work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 11.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.5 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · OH · GEOID 39540402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Newark, Ohio

Name: Commute estimates for Newark city, Ohio
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 23.0 min one way; 11.3% worked from home, 73.5% drove alone, and 5.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip23.0 min±1.9 min MOE

Worked from home11.3%±1.5 pp MOE

Drove alone73.5%±2.3 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 Newark city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.1 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute24.1 min → 23.0 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.2% → 11.3%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 73.5%▼ 6.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Newark city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 73.5%; 0.2% used public transit and 11.3% worked from home.

Drive alone73.5% ±2.3 pp

Carpool9.8% ±2.5 pp

Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp

Walk2.5% ±0.9 pp

Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp

Work from home11.3% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 23,331 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Newark city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 34th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

34^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

38^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

22^thTransit percentile

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

39^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Newark city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 23,331 workers age 16+, including 20,695 workers with reported travel time and 2,636 home workers.

Population estimate50,783± 63 MOE

Workers age 16+23,331± 938 MOE

Workers with travel time20,695± 955 MOE

Estimated home workers2,636± 361 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Ohio commute records for Newark city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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