ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39703802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sandusky, Ohio

Mean one-way trip18.0 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home3.7%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone73.3%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.6%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 commute17.7 min → 18.0 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.6% → 3.7%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 7.2%▲ 6.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.3% → 73.3%▼ 9.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.3% ±3.7 pp
Carpool10.9% ±2.4 pp
Public transit7.2% ±5.6 pp
Walk2.7% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home3.7% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 11,642 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.

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

8thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

23th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate24,606± 25 MOE
Workers age 16+11,642± 632 MOE
Workers with travel time11,207± 611 MOE
Estimated home workers435± 185 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.