ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 370132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Beaufort County, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip24.8 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home8.9%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone82.4%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.3%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 commute23.5 min → 24.8 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 8.9%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.5% → 82.4%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.4% ±2.7 pp
Carpool6.2% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.9% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 19,332 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.

54thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

59thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

31thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

50th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 50% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate44,499± — MOE
Workers age 16+19,332± 661 MOE
Workers with travel time17,602± 650 MOE
Estimated home workers1,730± 360 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.