ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AL · GEOID 10832024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Limestone County, Alabama

Mean one-way trip26.3 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home11.1%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone82.1%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.9%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 commute27.0 min → 26.3 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 11.1%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.3% → 82.1%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.1% ±1.6 pp
Carpool5.5% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home11.1% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 51,340 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

41thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

2thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 98% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

37th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate111,233± — MOE
Workers age 16+51,340± 1,149 MOE
Workers with travel time45,636± 1,254 MOE
Estimated home workers5,704± 696 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.