ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AL · GEOID 10712024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jackson County, Alabama

Mean one-way trip27.3 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home4.7%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone83.7%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.4%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 commute27.1 min → 27.3 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 4.7%▲ 0.9 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.3% → 83.7%▼ 1.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.7% ±1.7 pp
Carpool9.6% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home4.7% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 21,074 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.

73thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

13thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

30thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

76th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate53,053± — MOE
Workers age 16+21,074± 605 MOE
Workers with travel time20,094± 588 MOE
Estimated home workers980± 210 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.