ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OH · GEOID 39565532024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Northgate, Ohio

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 27.0 min one way; 13.9% worked from home, 77.6% drove alone, and 2.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip27.0 min±6.5 min MOE
Worked from home13.9%±4.6 pp MOE
Drove alone77.6%±6.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.9%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 Northgate CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.5 percentage points.

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

Mean commute25.1 min → 27.0 min▲ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.4% → 13.9%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.6% → 77.6%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Northgate CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 77.6%; 0.0% used public transit and 13.9% worked from home.

Drive alone77.6% ±6.7 pp
Carpool4.4% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk4.1% ±5.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home13.9% ±4.6 pp

Each share uses 3,220 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Northgate CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 62th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% 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 Northgate CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,220 workers age 16+, including 2,772 workers with reported travel time and 448 home workers.

Population estimate6,723± 785 MOE
Workers age 16+3,220± 404 MOE
Workers with travel time2,772± 396 MOE
Estimated home workers448± 157 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 Northgate CDP

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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