What is the average commute in Chatham County, North Carolina?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 28.4 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Chatham County, North Carolina work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 22.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.1 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · NC · GEOID 370372024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chatham County, North Carolina

Name: Commute estimates for Chatham County, North Carolina
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 28.4 min one way; 22.5% worked from home, 68.0% drove alone, and 9.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip28.4 min±1.6 min MOE

Worked from home22.5%±2.1 pp MOE

Drove alone68.0%±2.1 pp MOE

60+ minute trip9.1%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 Chatham County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.6 percentage points.

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

Mean commute29.0 min → 28.4 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.9% → 22.5%▲ 6.6 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.3%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.0% → 68.0%▼ 5.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Chatham County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 68.0%; 0.3% used public transit and 22.5% worked from home.

Drive alone68.0% ±2.1 pp

Carpool6.2% ±1.2 pp

Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp

Walk1.5% ±0.7 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home22.5% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 37,242 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Chatham County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 78th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

78^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

99^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

62^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

70^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Chatham County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 37,242 workers age 16+, including 28,868 workers with reported travel time and 8,374 home workers.

Population estimate80,151± — MOE

Workers age 16+37,242± 904 MOE

Workers with travel time28,868± 914 MOE

Estimated home workers8,374± 794 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 Chatham 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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