ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39562942024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Canton, Ohio

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.0 min one way; 19.4% worked from home, 72.0% drove alone, and 4.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.0 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home19.4%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone72.0%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 North Canton city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.4 percentage points.

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

Mean commute19.0 min → 21.0 min▲ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.0% → 19.4%▲ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.6% → 72.0%▼ 6.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How North Canton city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 72.0%; 0.2% used public transit and 19.4% worked from home.

Drive alone72.0% ±3.6 pp
Carpool5.3% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.5% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home19.4% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 9,338 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How North Canton city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 26th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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.

78thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

47thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

34th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind North Canton city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 9,338 workers age 16+, including 7,530 workers with reported travel time and 1,808 home workers.

Population estimate17,727± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+9,338± 408 MOE
Workers with travel time7,530± 437 MOE
Estimated home workers1,808± 373 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Ohio commute records for North Canton city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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