ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39807662024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wapakoneta, Ohio

Mean one-way trip19.2 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home7.3%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone85.5%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.0%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 commute19.6 min → 19.2 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.0% → 7.3%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.7% → 85.5%▲ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone85.5% ±2.2 pp
Carpool4.2% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.3% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home7.3% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 4,664 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.

17thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

27thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

16th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,894± 142 MOE
Workers age 16+4,664± 378 MOE
Workers with travel time4,324± 363 MOE
Estimated home workers340± 167 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.