ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39750982024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Strongsville, Ohio

Mean one-way trip25.5 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home19.3%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone71.6%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.4%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute27.6 min → 25.5 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.8% → 19.3%▲ 7.4 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 1.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.4% → 71.6%▼ 7.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.6% ±2.4 pp
Carpool6.0% ±1.3 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home19.3% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 22,616 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.

51thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

72thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

57thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

29th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate45,983± 40 MOE
Workers age 16+22,616± 737 MOE
Workers with travel time18,262± 758 MOE
Estimated home workers4,354± 487 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.