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

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.0 min one way; 4.1% worked from home, 81.7% drove alone, and 4.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 North College Hill city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -1.2 percentage points.

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 North College Hill city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 81.7%; 1.2% used public transit and 4.1% worked from home.

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

How North College Hill city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 57th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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 North College Hill city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,521 workers age 16+, including 4,334 workers with reported travel time and 187 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Ohio commute records for North College Hill 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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