ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AL · GEOID 11112024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Randolph County, Alabama

Mean one-way trip28.9 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home6.8%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone80.8%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.7%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute30.5 min → 28.9 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.4% → 6.8%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 1.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.7% → 80.8%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.8% ±3.6 pp
Carpool9.0% ±2.4 pp
Public transit1.0% ±1.1 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home6.8% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 8,832 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.

77thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

44thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 56% 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.

69th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,510± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,832± 437 MOE
Workers with travel time8,229± 457 MOE
Estimated home workers603± 151 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.