ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39313042024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Grandview Heights, Ohio

Mean one-way trip19.8 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home24.5%±6.9 pp MOE
Drove alone71.8%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.9%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 commute18.9 min → 19.8 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.0% → 24.5%▲ 6.6 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 0.8%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.8% → 71.8%▼ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.8% ±4.4 pp
Carpool1.3% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.8% ±1.2 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.5 pp
Work from home24.5% ±6.9 pp

Each share uses 5,429 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.

20thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

15th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,647± 23 MOE
Workers age 16+5,429± 418 MOE
Workers with travel time4,097± 384 MOE
Estimated home workers1,332± 388 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.