ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39150002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cincinnati, Ohio

Mean one-way trip22.4 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home15.0%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone64.6%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.4%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 commute23.4 min → 22.4 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.2% → 15.0%▲ 5.8 pp

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

Public transit6.2% → 5.3%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.0% → 64.6%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.6% ±1.4 pp
Carpool7.0% ±0.7 pp
Public transit5.3% ±0.7 pp
Walk5.4% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.1 pp
Work from home15.0% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 152,775 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.

34thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 66% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

34th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate311,224± 60 MOE
Workers age 16+152,775± 2,213 MOE
Workers with travel time129,910± 2,463 MOE
Estimated home workers22,865± 1,326 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.