ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 370432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clay County, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip23.2 min±5.0 min MOE
Worked from home8.1%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone79.1%±6.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.0%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 commute23.7 min → 23.2 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 8.1%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.8% → 79.1%▲ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.1% ±6.8 pp
Carpool11.5% ±4.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home8.1% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 4,409 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.

43thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

58thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

49thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

42th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,610± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,409± 425 MOE
Workers with travel time4,050± 438 MOE
Estimated home workers359± 161 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.