ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39568122024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Madison, Ohio

Mean one-way trip29.5 min±6.5 min MOE
Worked from home8.9%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone82.5%±6.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.1%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 commute28.3 min → 29.5 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.8% → 8.9%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 1.0%▲ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.9% → 82.5%▲ 1.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.5% ±6.7 pp
Carpool6.8% ±4.6 pp
Public transit1.0% ±1.2 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home8.9% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 4,183 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

36thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

38th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,594± 690 MOE
Workers age 16+4,183± 468 MOE
Workers with travel time3,811± 477 MOE
Estimated home workers372± 152 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.