What is the average commute in East Cleveland city, Ohio?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 25.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in East Cleveland city, Ohio work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 9.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · OH · GEOID 39233802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

East Cleveland, Ohio

Name: Commute estimates for East Cleveland city, Ohio
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.0 min one way; 9.1% worked from home, 60.8% drove alone, and 6.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.0 min±4.5 min MOE

Worked from home9.1%±3.7 pp MOE

Drove alone60.8%±7.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip6.5%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 East Cleveland city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.2 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute25.7 min → 25.0 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 9.1%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit17.9% → 16.3%▼ 1.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.1% → 60.8%▼ 0.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How East Cleveland city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 60.8%; 16.3% used public transit and 9.1% worked from home.

Drive alone60.8% ±7.4 pp

Carpool8.8% ±3.8 pp

Public transit16.3% ±5.5 pp

Walk0.7% ±0.6 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp

Work from home9.1% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 4,314 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How East Cleveland city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 51th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

51^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

37^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

49^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind East Cleveland city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,314 workers age 16+, including 3,922 workers with reported travel time and 392 home workers.

Population estimate13,534± 32 MOE

Workers age 16+4,314± 500 MOE

Workers with travel time3,922± 469 MOE

Estimated home workers392± 166 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Ohio commute records for East Cleveland city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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