ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 370892024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Henderson County, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip22.5 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home10.4%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone76.4%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.7%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 commute21.9 min → 22.5 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.8% → 10.4%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.2% → 76.4%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.4% ±2.0 pp
Carpool11.3% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.4% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 53,540 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.

36thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

36thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

3thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 97% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

32th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate118,484± — MOE
Workers age 16+53,540± 1,147 MOE
Workers with travel time47,983± 1,372 MOE
Estimated home workers5,557± 593 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.