ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39473062024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Maple Heights, Ohio

Mean one-way trip21.7 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home8.0%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone76.4%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.3%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 commute22.3 min → 21.7 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 8.0%▲ 4.5 pp

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

Public transit2.7% → 4.2%▲ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.6% → 76.4%▼ 6.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.4% ±4.5 pp
Carpool7.1% ±3.3 pp
Public transit4.2% ±2.2 pp
Walk2.3% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.0% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 9,421 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.

30thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

31thWork-from-home percentile

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

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

30th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate23,258± 52 MOE
Workers age 16+9,421± 725 MOE
Workers with travel time8,667± 733 MOE
Estimated home workers754± 228 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.