What is the average commute in Parma city, Ohio?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 24.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Parma city, Ohio work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 11.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.2 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · OH · GEOID 39610002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Parma, Ohio

Name: Commute estimates for Parma city, Ohio
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 24.2 min one way; 11.7% worked from home, 76.9% drove alone, and 3.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip24.2 min±1.0 min MOE

Worked from home11.7%±1.2 pp MOE

Drove alone76.9%±1.5 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 Parma city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.2 percentage points.

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 home6.5% → 11.7%▲ 5.2 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 1.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.6% → 76.9%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Parma city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.9%; 1.1% used public transit and 11.7% worked from home.

Drive alone76.9% ±1.5 pp

Carpool6.9% ±1.0 pp

Public transit1.1% ±0.5 pp

Walk1.5% ±0.6 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home11.7% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 41,305 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Parma city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 42th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

42^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

40^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 60% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

56^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

15^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Parma city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 41,305 workers age 16+, including 36,474 workers with reported travel time and 4,831 home workers.

Population estimate79,870± 45 MOE

Workers age 16+41,305± 955 MOE

Workers with travel time36,474± 866 MOE

Estimated home workers4,831± 514 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 Parma 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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