ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AL · GEOID 10632024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Greene County, Alabama

Mean one-way trip29.4 min±7.6 min MOE
Worked from home4.7%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone89.4%±7.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.7%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 commute37.8 min → 29.4 min▼ 8.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.4% → 4.7%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.9% → 89.4%▲ 25.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone89.4% ±7.7 pp
Carpool4.1% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home4.7% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 2,171 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.

79thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

23thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

88th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,424± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,171± 290 MOE
Workers with travel time2,068± 303 MOE
Estimated home workers103± 54 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.