ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39716822024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Shaker Heights, Ohio

Mean one-way trip22.2 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home23.4%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone63.6%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.9%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 commute24.2 min → 22.2 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.2% → 23.4%▲ 10.2 pp

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

Public transit5.7% → 3.6%▼ 2.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.2% → 63.6%▼ 10.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.6% ±4.0 pp
Carpool6.6% ±1.5 pp
Public transit3.6% ±2.2 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.2 pp
Work from home23.4% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 14,335 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.

29thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

84thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

84thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

23th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,922± 32 MOE
Workers age 16+14,335± 640 MOE
Workers with travel time10,977± 715 MOE
Estimated home workers3,358± 435 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.