ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AL · GEOID 11072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pickens County, Alabama

Mean one-way trip32.6 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home5.0%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone90.2%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.8%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 commute36.4 min → 32.6 min▼ 3.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 5.0%▼ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.8%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.4% → 90.2%▲ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone90.2% ±4.5 pp
Carpool3.8% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home5.0% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 6,451 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

26thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

78th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,721± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,451± 478 MOE
Workers with travel time6,127± 487 MOE
Estimated home workers324± 124 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.