ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 370872024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Haywood County, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip23.8 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home9.2%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone78.3%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute22.6 min → 23.8 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.5% → 9.2%▲ 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 alone81.4% → 78.3%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.3% ±2.3 pp
Carpool9.1% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk2.5% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.2% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 27,689 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.

45thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

16thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

11th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate62,662± — MOE
Workers age 16+27,689± 898 MOE
Workers with travel time25,143± 939 MOE
Estimated home workers2,546± 420 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.