ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39686862024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rossford, Ohio

Mean one-way trip18.4 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home6.9%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone81.0%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.3%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 commute20.9 min → 18.4 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.5% → 6.9%▲ 4.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.3%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.5% → 81.0%▼ 5.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.0% ±4.1 pp
Carpool7.0% ±3.5 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.2% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home6.9% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 3,610 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.

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

24thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

4th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,323± 30 MOE
Workers age 16+3,610± 317 MOE
Workers with travel time3,362± 332 MOE
Estimated home workers248± 114 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.