ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 370152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bertie County, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip24.7 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home4.3%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone83.1%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.1%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 commute26.9 min → 24.7 min▼ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.6% → 4.3%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.0%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.7% → 83.1%▼ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.1% ±2.6 pp
Carpool7.6% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.1% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp
Work from home4.3% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 6,287 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.

53thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

18thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 82% 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.

52th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,170± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,287± 420 MOE
Workers with travel time6,017± 402 MOE
Estimated home workers270± 125 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.