ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AL · GEOID 10332024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Colbert County, Alabama

Mean one-way trip22.5 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home7.2%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone80.8%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.2%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 commute22.3 min → 22.5 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.9% → 7.2%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.4%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.1% → 80.8%▼ 5.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.8% ±3.1 pp
Carpool9.6% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.1% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.2% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 25,608 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.

33thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

72thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

37th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate58,022± — MOE
Workers age 16+25,608± 753 MOE
Workers with travel time23,762± 871 MOE
Estimated home workers1,846± 453 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.