ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39347482024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Heath, Ohio

Mean one-way trip23.7 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home16.2%±5.1 pp MOE
Drove alone76.6%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.8%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 commute21.6 min → 23.7 min▲ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.2% → 16.2%▲ 6.0 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.5%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.5% → 76.6%▼ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.6% ±4.9 pp
Carpool4.7% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.9 pp
Work from home16.2% ±5.1 pp

Each share uses 4,948 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.

42thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

56thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

43th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,644± 48 MOE
Workers age 16+4,948± 343 MOE
Workers with travel time4,148± 355 MOE
Estimated home workers800± 257 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.