ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 370552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dare County, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip22.4 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home14.2%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone72.7%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.8%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 commute23.0 min → 22.4 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.7% → 14.2%▲ 4.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.1% → 72.7%▼ 5.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.7% ±2.6 pp
Carpool8.5% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.9% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home14.2% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 19,066 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.

32thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% 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.

57th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate37,875± — MOE
Workers age 16+19,066± 556 MOE
Workers with travel time16,365± 550 MOE
Estimated home workers2,701± 397 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.