ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39641502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Port Clinton, Ohio

Mean one-way trip19.9 min±5.0 min MOE
Worked from home6.1%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone75.4%±7.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.5%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 commute19.7 min → 19.9 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 6.1%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.9%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.3% → 75.4%▼ 5.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.4% ±7.7 pp
Carpool12.8% ±7.7 pp
Public transit0.9% ±1.4 pp
Walk2.5% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.9 pp
Work from home6.1% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 2,724 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.

20thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

20thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

12th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,970± 28 MOE
Workers age 16+2,724± 325 MOE
Workers with travel time2,558± 322 MOE
Estimated home workers166± 85 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.