ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AL · GEOID 10812024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lee County, Alabama

Mean one-way trip22.3 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home9.5%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone79.1%±1.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.6%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 commute22.3 min → 22.3 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.3% → 9.5%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.7%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.4% → 79.1%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.1% ±1.2 pp
Carpool7.2% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.6% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.5% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 84,085 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

27thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

62thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

31th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate181,134± — MOE
Workers age 16+84,085± 1,884 MOE
Workers with travel time76,130± 2,016 MOE
Estimated home workers7,955± 798 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.