ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39160002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cleveland, Ohio

Mean one-way trip22.5 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home11.5%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone64.6%±1.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.1%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 commute23.5 min → 22.5 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.9% → 11.5%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit7.9% → 6.5%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.6% → 64.6%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.6% ±1.1 pp
Carpool9.6% ±0.8 pp
Public transit6.5% ±0.6 pp
Walk5.2% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.2 pp
Work from home11.5% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 156,572 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

35thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

92thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

29th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 71% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate366,097± 76 MOE
Workers age 16+156,572± 2,749 MOE
Workers with travel time138,605± 2,821 MOE
Estimated home workers17,967± 1,229 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.