ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39867722024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Xenia, Ohio

Mean one-way trip24.6 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home6.2%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone84.5%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.5%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 commute24.2 min → 24.6 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.9% → 6.2%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.3%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.6% → 84.5%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.5% ±3.7 pp
Carpool6.8% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.6 pp
Work from home6.2% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 11,258 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.

44thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

9thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

25thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

30th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,689± 50 MOE
Workers age 16+11,258± 580 MOE
Workers with travel time10,561± 599 MOE
Estimated home workers697± 148 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.