ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AL · GEOID 10392024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Covington County, Alabama

Mean one-way trip25.5 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home2.9%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone84.8%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.0%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 commute23.7 min → 25.5 min▲ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.6% → 2.9%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone88.7% → 84.8%▼ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.8% ±2.6 pp
Carpool9.7% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home2.9% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 14,702 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.

59thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

2thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

34thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

80th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate37,628± — MOE
Workers age 16+14,702± 568 MOE
Workers with travel time14,281± 559 MOE
Estimated home workers421± 127 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.