What is the average commute in Autauga County, Alabama?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 27.9 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Autauga County, Alabama work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 6.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.3 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · AL · GEOID 10012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Autauga County, Alabama

Name: Commute estimates for Autauga County, Alabama
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 27.9 min one way; 6.7% worked from home, 84.3% drove alone, and 7.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Autauga County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.9 percentage points.

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 Autauga County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 84.3%; 0.1% used public transit and 6.7% worked from home.

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

How Autauga County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 75th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

75^thMean commute percentile

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

32^thWork-from-home percentile

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

22^thTransit percentile

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

52^th60+ 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 Autauga County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 27,033 workers age 16+, including 25,234 workers with reported travel time and 1,799 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Alabama commute records for Autauga County

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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