ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AL · GEOID 10472024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dallas County, Alabama

Mean one-way trip26.4 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home6.0%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone81.9%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.8%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 commute25.3 min → 26.4 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 6.0%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.7%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.7% → 81.9%▼ 5.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.9% ±3.1 pp
Carpool9.6% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.4% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home6.0% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 13,459 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.

67thMean commute percentile

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

27thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

86th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate36,858± — MOE
Workers age 16+13,459± 742 MOE
Workers with travel time12,646± 706 MOE
Estimated home workers813± 247 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.