ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39732642024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Euclid, Ohio

Mean one-way trip25.2 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home18.3%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone70.2%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.2%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 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 → 25.2 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.9% → 18.3%▲ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit3.1% → 2.1%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.5% → 70.2%▼ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.2% ±4.7 pp
Carpool6.6% ±1.9 pp
Public transit2.1% ±1.7 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home18.3% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 10,863 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.

52thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

47th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,534± 36 MOE
Workers age 16+10,863± 646 MOE
Workers with travel time8,877± 709 MOE
Estimated home workers1,986± 316 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.