ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AL · GEOID 10312024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Coffee County, Alabama

Mean one-way trip23.0 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home4.4%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone83.9%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 commute23.4 min → 23.0 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.1% → 4.4%▲ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.0% → 83.9%▼ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.9% ±2.1 pp
Carpool9.7% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home4.4% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 23,067 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.

37thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

10thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

15thTransit percentile

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

20th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate54,920± — MOE
Workers age 16+23,067± 660 MOE
Workers with travel time22,063± 663 MOE
Estimated home workers1,004± 183 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.