ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 370752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Graham County, North Carolina

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 24.8 min one way; 2.2% worked from home, 81.7% drove alone, and 11.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip24.8 min±6.1 min MOE
Worked from home2.2%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone81.7%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.5%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 Graham County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -0.6 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute24.6 min → 24.8 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.7% → 2.2%▼ 0.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.6% → 81.7%▼ 0.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Graham County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 81.7%; 0.0% used public transit and 2.2% worked from home.

Drive alone81.7% ±4.0 pp
Carpool11.7% ±3.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.3% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home2.2% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 3,037 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Graham County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 54th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

54thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

4thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

73th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Graham County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,037 workers age 16+, including 2,971 workers with reported travel time and 66 home workers.

Population estimate8,072± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,037± 315 MOE
Workers with travel time2,971± 313 MOE
Estimated home workers66± 44 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable North Carolina commute records for Graham County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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