ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 370652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Edgecombe County, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip22.5 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home8.3%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone78.7%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.3%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 commute22.8 min → 22.5 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.6% → 8.3%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.7%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.5% → 78.7%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.7% ±2.4 pp
Carpool8.9% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home8.3% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 20,193 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.

33thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

51thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

27th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate48,736± — MOE
Workers age 16+20,193± 837 MOE
Workers with travel time18,522± 791 MOE
Estimated home workers1,671± 381 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.