ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AL · GEOID 11332024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Winston County, Alabama

Mean one-way trip28.2 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home6.3%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone76.4%±5.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.8%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 commute30.4 min → 28.2 min▼ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.2% → 6.3%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.3% → 76.4%▲ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.4% ±5.3 pp
Carpool14.8% ±4.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home6.3% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 9,849 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.

73thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

39thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

82th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate23,682± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,849± 452 MOE
Workers with travel time9,225± 547 MOE
Estimated home workers624± 256 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.