ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39833422024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Westerville, Ohio

Mean one-way trip19.4 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home27.0%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone65.8%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.2%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 commute21.7 min → 19.4 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.7% → 27.0%▲ 10.3 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.5%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.6% → 65.8%▼ 8.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.8% ±3.5 pp
Carpool3.4% ±0.9 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.4% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home27.0% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 19,218 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.

15thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

37thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

0th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate38,645± 93 MOE
Workers age 16+19,218± 697 MOE
Workers with travel time14,035± 845 MOE
Estimated home workers5,183± 581 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.