ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 370592024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Davie County, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip27.3 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home8.8%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone78.7%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.5%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 commute27.0 min → 27.3 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.6% → 8.8%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.2% → 78.7%▼ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.7% ±1.9 pp
Carpool10.5% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home8.8% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 20,069 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.

73thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

58thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

29thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

63th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate44,122± — MOE
Workers age 16+20,069± 602 MOE
Workers with travel time18,293± 624 MOE
Estimated home workers1,776± 357 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.