ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AL · GEOID 10052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Barbour County, Alabama

Mean one-way trip27.1 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home6.5%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone83.2%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.4%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 commute26.0 min → 27.1 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.6% → 6.5%▲ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.1% → 83.2%▲ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.2% ±3.6 pp
Carpool8.8% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home6.5% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 8,469 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.

67thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

41thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

81th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate24,643± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,469± 476 MOE
Workers with travel time7,916± 479 MOE
Estimated home workers553± 167 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.