ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AL · GEOID 10012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Autauga County, Alabama

Mean one-way trip27.9 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home6.7%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone84.3%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.4%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 commute26.4 min → 27.9 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 6.7%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.1%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.4% → 84.3%▼ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.3% ±2.0 pp
Carpool8.0% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.1% ±0.1 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.4 pp
Work from home6.7% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 27,033 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

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

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

32thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

22thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

52th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate59,947± — MOE
Workers age 16+27,033± 921 MOE
Workers with travel time25,234± 906 MOE
Estimated home workers1,799± 367 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.