ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39406422024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kirtland, Ohio

Mean one-way trip24.2 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home23.5%±5.5 pp MOE
Drove alone69.5%±6.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.2%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 commute24.3 min → 24.2 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.5% → 23.5%▲ 12.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.3% → 69.5%▼ 10.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.5% ±6.8 pp
Carpool4.2% ±3.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.6% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home23.5% ±5.5 pp

Each share uses 3,242 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.

46thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,911± 27 MOE
Workers age 16+3,242± 227 MOE
Workers with travel time2,479± 250 MOE
Estimated home workers763± 186 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.