ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 370052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Alleghany County, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip26.5 min±5.4 min MOE
Worked from home10.6%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone75.5%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.9%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 commute24.9 min → 26.5 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.1% → 10.6%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.9%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.2% → 75.5%▼ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.5% ±4.7 pp
Carpool12.4% ±4.0 pp
Public transit0.9% ±1.1 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home10.6% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 4,317 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.

64thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

80thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

90thTransit percentile

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

65th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,174± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,317± 349 MOE
Workers with travel time3,858± 327 MOE
Estimated home workers459± 165 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.