ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39160142024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Mean one-way trip23.4 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home18.3%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone63.1%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.0%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 commute22.6 min → 23.4 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.1% → 18.3%▲ 6.2 pp

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

Public transit3.1% → 3.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.4% → 63.1%▼ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.1% ±2.5 pp
Carpool7.7% ±1.6 pp
Public transit3.1% ±1.0 pp
Walk4.6% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle1.4% ±0.9 pp
Work from home18.3% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 22,124 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 25k–100k population band.

69thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

81thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

35th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate44,497± 66 MOE
Workers age 16+22,124± 840 MOE
Workers with travel time18,071± 801 MOE
Estimated home workers4,053± 453 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.