ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AL · GEOID 11132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Russell County, Alabama

Mean one-way trip26.3 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home9.3%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone78.7%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.5%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 commute25.7 min → 26.3 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 9.3%▲ 4.4 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.9%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.5% → 78.7%▼ 5.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.7% ±2.5 pp
Carpool8.3% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.3% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 23,537 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.

66thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

63thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

42th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate58,811± — MOE
Workers age 16+23,537± 801 MOE
Workers with travel time21,348± 852 MOE
Estimated home workers2,189± 445 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.