ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39366102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Huber Heights, Ohio

Mean one-way trip22.7 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home10.3%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone77.9%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.8%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 commute24.0 min → 22.7 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 10.3%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.4%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.9% → 77.9%▼ 7.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.9% ±2.0 pp
Carpool9.8% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.3% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 21,804 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.

32thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

31thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

34thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

21th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 79% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate43,455± 43 MOE
Workers age 16+21,804± 946 MOE
Workers with travel time19,554± 984 MOE
Estimated home workers2,250± 429 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.