ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 370452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cleveland County, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip25.3 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home6.8%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone82.2%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.3%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 commute24.5 min → 25.3 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.0% → 6.8%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.5% → 82.2%▼ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.2% ±1.7 pp
Carpool9.1% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home6.8% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 44,120 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.

60thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

8thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

0thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 100% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

72th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate100,991± — MOE
Workers age 16+44,120± 1,247 MOE
Workers with travel time41,112± 1,264 MOE
Estimated home workers3,008± 496 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.