ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 370932024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hoke County, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip28.8 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home7.7%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone79.3%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.8%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 commute29.8 min → 28.8 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 7.7%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.7%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.8% → 79.3%▼ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.3% ±2.3 pp
Carpool10.3% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.7% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 22,604 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.

80thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

44thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

88thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

45th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate53,835± — MOE
Workers age 16+22,604± 647 MOE
Workers with travel time20,872± 710 MOE
Estimated home workers1,732± 325 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.