ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39808922024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Warren, Ohio

Mean one-way trip23.0 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home5.5%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone74.6%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.8%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 commute25.0 min → 23.0 min▼ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.5% → 5.5%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 1.5%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.5% → 74.6%▼ 8.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.6% ±3.6 pp
Carpool14.8% ±3.1 pp
Public transit1.5% ±1.0 pp
Walk2.0% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home5.5% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 13,064 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

6thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

53th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate38,912± 33 MOE
Workers age 16+13,064± 652 MOE
Workers with travel time12,339± 699 MOE
Estimated home workers725± 231 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.