ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39643042024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Portsmouth, Ohio

Mean one-way trip20.6 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home4.8%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone76.6%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.0%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 commute18.1 min → 20.6 min▲ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.1% → 4.8%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.4%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.9% → 76.6%▼ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.6% ±4.3 pp
Carpool12.9% ±4.1 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.6 pp
Walk4.1% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.6 pp
Work from home4.8% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 6,077 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.

24thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,728± 48 MOE
Workers age 16+6,077± 459 MOE
Workers with travel time5,784± 444 MOE
Estimated home workers293± 107 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.