ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AL · GEOID 10412024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Crenshaw County, Alabama

Mean one-way trip31.3 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home2.8%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone83.1%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.3%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 commute29.1 min → 31.3 min▲ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 2.8%▼ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.1%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.1% → 83.1%▲ 6.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.1% ±5.2 pp
Carpool11.6% ±4.5 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.9% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home2.8% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 5,095 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.

86thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

6thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

55thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,122± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,095± 303 MOE
Workers with travel time4,951± 317 MOE
Estimated home workers144± 73 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.