ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39496442024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.8 min one way; 12.1% worked from home, 79.6% drove alone, and 2.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.8 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home12.1%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone79.6%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.4%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 Middleburg Heights city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.0 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute23.3 min → 21.8 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.1% → 12.1%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit3.8% → 2.8%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.7% → 79.6%▼ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Middleburg Heights city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 79.6%; 2.8% used public transit and 12.1% worked from home.

Drive alone79.6% ±4.4 pp
Carpool4.2% ±1.7 pp
Public transit2.8% ±2.6 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home12.1% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 7,948 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Middleburg Heights city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 31th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

31thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

11th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Middleburg Heights city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,948 workers age 16+, including 6,983 workers with reported travel time and 965 home workers.

Population estimate15,786± 36 MOE
Workers age 16+7,948± 407 MOE
Workers with travel time6,983± 486 MOE
Estimated home workers965± 206 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Ohio commute records for Middleburg Heights city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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