What is the average commute in Perry County, Alabama?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 28.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Perry County, Alabama work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 4.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · AL · GEOID 11052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Perry County, Alabama

Name: Commute estimates for Perry County, Alabama
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 28.0 min one way; 4.5% worked from home, 85.2% drove alone, and 13.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip28.0 min±8.2 min MOE

Worked from home4.5%±2.5 pp MOE

Drove alone85.2%±16.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip13.7%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 Perry County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +3.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.6 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute24.3 min → 28.0 min▲ 3.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.9% → 4.5%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.3% → 85.2%▲ 6.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Perry County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 85.2%; 0.0% used public transit and 4.5% worked from home.

Drive alone85.2% ±16.3 pp

Carpool4.8% ±3.3 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.9 pp

Walk4.3% ±6.8 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp

Work from home4.5% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 2,027 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Perry County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 71th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

71^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20^thWork-from-home percentile

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

20^thTransit percentile

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

82^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Perry County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,027 workers age 16+, including 1,935 workers with reported travel time and 92 home workers.

Population estimate8,031± — MOE

Workers age 16+2,027± 275 MOE

Workers with travel time1,935± 280 MOE

Estimated home workers92± 53 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Alabama commute records for Perry County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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