What is the average commute in Coosa County, Alabama?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 31.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Coosa County, Alabama work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 7.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.2 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · AL · GEOID 10372024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Coosa County, Alabama

Name: Commute estimates for Coosa County, Alabama
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.5 min one way; 7.5% worked from home, 81.1% drove alone, and 18.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip31.5 min±4.8 min MOE

Worked from home7.5%±4.2 pp MOE

Drove alone81.1%±5.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip18.6%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 Coosa County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -0.8 percentage points.

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

Mean commute29.4 min → 31.5 min▲ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.3% → 7.5%▼ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.9% → 81.1%▲ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Coosa County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 81.1%; 0.2% used public transit and 7.5% worked from home.

Drive alone81.1% ±5.5 pp

Carpool8.1% ±3.2 pp

Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp

Walk2.0% ±1.5 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp

Work from home7.5% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 3,855 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Coosa County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 87th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

87^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

52^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

58^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

94^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Coosa County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,855 workers age 16+, including 3,565 workers with reported travel time and 290 home workers.

Population estimate10,300± — MOE

Workers age 16+3,855± 297 MOE

Workers with travel time3,565± 279 MOE

Estimated home workers290± 162 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 Coosa 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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