ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AL · GEOID 11212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Talladega County, Alabama

Mean one-way trip28.0 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home4.0%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone84.8%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.6%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 commute27.0 min → 28.0 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.2% → 4.0%▲ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.2% → 84.8%▲ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.8% ±1.8 pp
Carpool8.4% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home4.0% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 31,416 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.

76thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

8thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

24thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate81,021± — MOE
Workers age 16+31,416± 995 MOE
Workers with travel time30,153± 997 MOE
Estimated home workers1,263± 325 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.