ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39568822024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Olmsted, Ohio

Mean one-way trip23.9 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home18.2%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone74.0%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.3%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 commute24.7 min → 23.9 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.6% → 18.2%▲ 7.6 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.4%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.5% → 74.0%▼ 6.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.0% ±3.4 pp
Carpool5.3% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home18.2% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 16,334 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.

40thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 60% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

68thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

33thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

16th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate31,924± 27 MOE
Workers age 16+16,334± 609 MOE
Workers with travel time13,359± 674 MOE
Estimated home workers2,975± 571 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.