ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39790022024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Upper Arlington, Ohio

Mean one-way trip19.3 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home27.3%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone66.9%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.9%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 commute19.9 min → 19.3 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.3% → 27.3%▲ 10.0 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.4% → 66.9%▼ 9.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.9% ±2.9 pp
Carpool2.9% ±0.9 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.4 pp
Work from home27.3% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 18,093 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.

14thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

26thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

12th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate36,293± 47 MOE
Workers age 16+18,093± 665 MOE
Workers with travel time13,151± 658 MOE
Estimated home workers4,942± 503 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.