ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AL · GEOID 10912024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marengo County, Alabama

Mean one-way trip26.4 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home4.6%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone83.0%±8.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.9%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 commute26.5 min → 26.4 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 4.6%▼ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 1.0%▲ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.4% → 83.0%▼ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.0% ±8.5 pp
Carpool8.3% ±1.9 pp
Public transit1.0% ±1.2 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home4.6% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 7,233 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.

64thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

21thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 79% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,851± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,233± 540 MOE
Workers with travel time6,903± 551 MOE
Estimated home workers330± 152 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.