ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39855122024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Willoughby Hills, Ohio

Mean one-way trip21.0 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home20.9%±5.3 pp MOE
Drove alone72.7%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip0.8%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 commute24.3 min → 21.0 min▼ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.0% → 20.9%▲ 2.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.7% → 72.7%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.7% ±5.5 pp
Carpool5.6% ±4.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home20.9% ±5.3 pp

Each share uses 5,848 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.

26thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

2th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,975± 41 MOE
Workers age 16+5,848± 432 MOE
Workers with travel time4,624± 461 MOE
Estimated home workers1,224± 323 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.