ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AL · GEOID 10792024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lawrence County, Alabama

Mean one-way trip30.0 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home4.2%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone87.1%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.4%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 commute28.7 min → 30.0 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.1% → 4.2%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone89.9% → 87.1%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone87.1% ±2.5 pp
Carpool6.9% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home4.2% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 14,785 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.

85thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

9thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

23thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

52th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate33,276± — MOE
Workers age 16+14,785± 541 MOE
Workers with travel time14,169± 573 MOE
Estimated home workers616± 181 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.