ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39047202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Beavercreek, Ohio

Mean one-way trip19.8 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home16.1%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone75.2%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.9%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 commute19.5 min → 19.8 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.0% → 16.1%▲ 6.0 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.3%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.5% → 75.2%▼ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.2% ±2.6 pp
Carpool7.4% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home16.1% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 23,371 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.

17thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

61thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

26thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

23th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate47,126± 59 MOE
Workers age 16+23,371± 721 MOE
Workers with travel time19,616± 807 MOE
Estimated home workers3,755± 481 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.