ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39045002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Beachwood, Ohio

Mean one-way trip18.0 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home21.3%±5.0 pp MOE
Drove alone63.1%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip0.9%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 → 18.0 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.0% → 21.3%▲ 10.3 pp

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

Public transit3.4% → 0.7%▼ 2.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.0% → 63.1%▼ 10.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.1% ±4.9 pp
Carpool10.8% ±4.9 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.6 pp
Walk3.7% ±2.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.4 pp
Work from home21.3% ±5.0 pp

Each share uses 6,832 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.

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

60thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

3th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,865± 31 MOE
Workers age 16+6,832± 436 MOE
Workers with travel time5,376± 415 MOE
Estimated home workers1,456± 351 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.