ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39215182024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Delhi Hills, Ohio

Mean one-way trip22.9 min±5.2 min MOE
Worked from home10.7%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone78.3%±8.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.3%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 commute24.7 min → 22.9 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 10.7%▲ 6.1 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.6%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.3% → 78.3%▼ 5.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.3% ±8.2 pp
Carpool9.7% ±4.6 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.7% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home10.7% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 2,680 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.

38thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

45thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

4th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,241± 679 MOE
Workers age 16+2,680± 416 MOE
Workers with travel time2,393± 397 MOE
Estimated home workers287± 104 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.