ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 370832024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Halifax County, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip25.6 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home8.4%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone76.2%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.2%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 commute23.6 min → 25.6 min▲ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 8.4%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.8% → 76.2%▼ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.2% ±3.0 pp
Carpool10.0% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.4% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 17,753 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.

60thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

52thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

11thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

70th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate47,675± — MOE
Workers age 16+17,753± 713 MOE
Workers with travel time16,267± 735 MOE
Estimated home workers1,486± 327 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.