ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39563222024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North College Hill, Ohio

Mean one-way trip26.0 min±7.1 min MOE
Worked from home4.1%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone81.7%±11.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.5%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 commute27.3 min → 26.0 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.3% → 4.1%▼ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit7.9% → 1.2%▼ 6.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.6% → 81.7%▲ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.7% ±11.9 pp
Carpool12.7% ±8.5 pp
Public transit1.2% ±1.1 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home4.1% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 4,521 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.

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

9thWork-from-home percentile

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

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

31th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,555± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+4,521± 805 MOE
Workers with travel time4,334± 785 MOE
Estimated home workers187± 88 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.