ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39760222024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sylvania, Ohio

Mean one-way trip21.9 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home18.1%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone73.1%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.7%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 commute24.1 min → 21.9 min▼ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.0% → 18.1%▲ 8.1 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 0.8%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.3% → 73.1%▼ 6.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.1% ±3.6 pp
Carpool5.6% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.8% ±1.0 pp
Walk2.1% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home18.1% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 9,094 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.

32thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

33th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate19,055± 50 MOE
Workers age 16+9,094± 446 MOE
Workers with travel time7,444± 449 MOE
Estimated home workers1,650± 281 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.