ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AL · GEOID 10532024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Escambia County, Alabama

Mean one-way trip24.6 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home2.9%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone90.1%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.6%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute21.6 min → 24.6 min▲ 3.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.7% → 2.9%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.1%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone90.8% → 90.1%▼ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone90.1% ±2.4 pp
Carpool5.5% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home2.9% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 12,093 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.

53thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 53% 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.

26thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

65th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate36,629± — MOE
Workers age 16+12,093± 681 MOE
Workers with travel time11,745± 676 MOE
Estimated home workers348± 134 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.