ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AL · GEOID 10192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cherokee County, Alabama

Mean one-way trip30.5 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home4.4%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone85.8%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.6%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 commute30.2 min → 30.5 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.5% → 4.4%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.7%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.8% → 85.8%▲ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone85.8% ±2.3 pp
Carpool8.1% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home4.4% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 9,833 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.

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

11thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

77th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,443± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,833± 423 MOE
Workers with travel time9,396± 427 MOE
Estimated home workers437± 155 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.