ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39880842024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Zanesville, Ohio

Mean one-way trip22.8 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home4.3%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone79.7%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.1%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 commute20.3 min → 22.8 min▲ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.7% → 4.3%▲ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.4%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.2% → 79.7%▲ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.7% ±3.4 pp
Carpool12.8% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.5 pp
Work from home4.3% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 10,062 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.

37thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

10thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

53thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate24,740± 34 MOE
Workers age 16+10,062± 620 MOE
Workers with travel time9,627± 622 MOE
Estimated home workers435± 162 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.