ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AL · GEOID 10852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lowndes County, Alabama

Mean one-way trip31.4 min±5.7 min MOE
Worked from home4.5%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone83.6%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.4%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 commute30.2 min → 31.4 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.4% → 4.5%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.7% → 83.6%▼ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.6% ±4.5 pp
Carpool6.1% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk3.9% ±2.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home4.5% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 3,253 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.

86thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thWork-from-home percentile

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

52thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

56th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,833± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,253± 318 MOE
Workers with travel time3,107± 319 MOE
Estimated home workers146± 73 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.