ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 370292024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Camden County, North Carolina

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 28.2 min one way; 11.2% worked from home, 78.3% drove alone, and 10.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip28.2 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home11.2%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone78.3%±4.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.1%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 Camden County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.0 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute30.6 min → 28.2 min▼ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 11.2%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.1% → 78.3%▼ 0.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Camden County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.3%; 0.2% used public transit and 11.2% worked from home.

Drive alone78.3% ±4.8 pp
Carpool6.0% ±3.3 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home11.2% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 5,479 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Camden County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 73th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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.

83thWork-from-home percentile

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

59thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

66th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Camden County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 5,479 workers age 16+, including 4,866 workers with reported travel time and 613 home workers.

Population estimate10,927± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,479± 329 MOE
Workers with travel time4,866± 319 MOE
Estimated home workers613± 172 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable North Carolina commute records for Camden County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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