ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 370492024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Craven County, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip21.7 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home7.5%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone77.8%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.1%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute20.7 min → 21.7 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.4% → 7.5%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.5%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.2% → 77.8%▼ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.8% ±1.7 pp
Carpool10.0% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.6 pp
Walk2.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.5% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 46,178 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.

27thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

13thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

53thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

41th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate102,612± — MOE
Workers age 16+46,178± 940 MOE
Workers with travel time42,716± 994 MOE
Estimated home workers3,462± 499 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.