ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39827122024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wellston, Ohio

Mean one-way trip36.0 min±14.6 min MOE
Worked from home1.0%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone79.8%±9.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.3%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 commute26.6 min → 36.0 min▲ 9.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.0% → 1.0%— 0.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.5% → 79.8%▼ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.8% ±9.1 pp
Carpool13.2% ±7.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.3% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±1.4 pp
Work from home1.0% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 2,272 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

1thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 99% 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.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,452± 15 MOE
Workers age 16+2,272± 504 MOE
Workers with travel time2,250± 491 MOE
Estimated home workers22± 30 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.