ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39562802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Northbrook, Ohio

Mean one-way trip23.2 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home8.5%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone76.0%±7.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.8%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute26.2 min → 23.2 min▼ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.5% → 8.5%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 1.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.8% → 76.0%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.0% ±7.6 pp
Carpool13.1% ±5.0 pp
Public transit1.1% ±1.1 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home8.5% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 5,277 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.

39thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

34thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

15th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,742± 1,389 MOE
Workers age 16+5,277± 685 MOE
Workers with travel time4,826± 689 MOE
Estimated home workers451± 171 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.