ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39354762024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hilliard, Ohio

Mean one-way trip21.9 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home23.6%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone70.9%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.9%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 commute24.9 min → 21.9 min▼ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.0% → 23.6%▲ 10.6 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.9% → 70.9%▼ 11.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.9% ±2.3 pp
Carpool4.6% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home23.6% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 21,030 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.

27thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

84thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

24thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

3th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate38,033± 594 MOE
Workers age 16+21,030± 919 MOE
Workers with travel time16,063± 803 MOE
Estimated home workers4,967± 613 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.