ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AL · GEOID 11232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tallapoosa County, Alabama

Mean one-way trip25.2 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home5.3%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone84.4%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.0%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 commute28.6 min → 25.2 min▼ 3.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.8% → 5.3%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.5% → 84.4%▼ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.4% ±2.9 pp
Carpool8.1% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.3% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 16,936 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.

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

17thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

47th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate40,938± — MOE
Workers age 16+16,936± 687 MOE
Workers with travel time16,046± 720 MOE
Estimated home workers890± 231 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.