ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AL · GEOID 11092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pike County, Alabama

Mean one-way trip20.3 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home5.3%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone85.6%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.1%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 commute20.8 min → 20.3 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.4% → 5.3%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.9% → 85.6%▲ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone85.6% ±2.5 pp
Carpool6.3% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.3% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 14,197 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.

17thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

18thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

47thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

49th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate32,987± — MOE
Workers age 16+14,197± 538 MOE
Workers with travel time13,450± 572 MOE
Estimated home workers747± 220 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.