ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 370992024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jackson County, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip20.2 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home7.8%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone79.1%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.1%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 commute19.5 min → 20.2 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 7.8%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.4% → 79.1%▼ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.1% ±3.5 pp
Carpool7.1% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk4.3% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.8% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 18,989 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.

17thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

46thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 54% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

12th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate43,771± — MOE
Workers age 16+18,989± 938 MOE
Workers with travel time17,502± 980 MOE
Estimated home workers1,487± 398 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.