ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 370532024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Currituck County, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip35.5 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home9.0%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone79.2%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.7%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 commute35.7 min → 35.5 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.0% → 9.0%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.0% → 79.2%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.2% ±2.4 pp
Carpool10.4% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.0% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 15,603 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

59thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

22thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,601± — MOE
Workers age 16+15,603± 478 MOE
Workers with travel time14,205± 517 MOE
Estimated home workers1,398± 264 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.