ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 370392024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cherokee County, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip25.2 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home10.8%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone79.5%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.4%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 commute26.6 min → 25.2 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.1% → 10.8%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.7% → 79.5%▲ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.5% ±3.1 pp
Carpool6.4% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.1% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home10.8% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 11,721 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.

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

51th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate29,562± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,721± 601 MOE
Workers with travel time10,459± 570 MOE
Estimated home workers1,262± 351 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.