ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39570082024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Royalton, Ohio

Mean one-way trip26.1 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home14.6%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone77.2%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.5%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 commute28.3 min → 26.1 min▼ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.3% → 14.6%▲ 6.2 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.0% → 77.2%▼ 6.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.2% ±3.0 pp
Carpool4.8% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home14.6% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 16,143 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.

55thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

55thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

19thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

19th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,972± 38 MOE
Workers age 16+16,143± 590 MOE
Workers with travel time13,790± 637 MOE
Estimated home workers2,353± 344 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.