ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39624982024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pickerington, Ohio

Mean one-way trip26.9 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home21.2%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone72.1%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.6%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 commute26.1 min → 26.9 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.6% → 21.2%▲ 10.6 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.1%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.7% → 72.1%▼ 7.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.1% ±2.6 pp
Carpool5.8% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home21.2% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 12,858 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

41thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

32th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate24,477± 31 MOE
Workers age 16+12,858± 587 MOE
Workers with travel time10,128± 625 MOE
Estimated home workers2,730± 545 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.