ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 370692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Franklin County, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip33.3 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home12.5%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone76.9%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.8%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 commute33.3 min → 33.3 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.9% → 12.5%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.6% → 76.9%▼ 5.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.9% ±1.7 pp
Carpool9.6% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.5% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 34,725 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.

95thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

86thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

30thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

89th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate74,386± — MOE
Workers age 16+34,725± 842 MOE
Workers with travel time30,393± 896 MOE
Estimated home workers4,332± 601 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.