ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AL · GEOID 10252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clarke County, Alabama

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.1 min one way; 3.0% worked from home, 88.7% drove alone, and 10.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.1 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home3.0%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone88.7%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.4%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 Clarke County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute25.5 min → 25.1 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.7% → 3.0%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.4%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone89.7% → 88.7%▼ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Clarke County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 88.7%; 0.4% used public transit and 3.0% worked from home.

Drive alone88.7% ±3.5 pp
Carpool4.6% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home3.0% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 8,193 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Clarke County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 55th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

55thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

8thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

75thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

68th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Clarke County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 8,193 workers age 16+, including 7,946 workers with reported travel time and 247 home workers.

Population estimate22,543± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,193± 466 MOE
Workers with travel time7,946± 493 MOE
Estimated home workers247± 150 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 Clarke 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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