ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 371012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Johnston County, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip32.2 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home14.7%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone75.8%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.4%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 commute32.0 min → 32.2 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.9% → 14.7%▲ 5.8 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.9% → 75.8%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.8% ±1.4 pp
Carpool7.9% ±0.8 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home14.7% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 114,601 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.

95thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

8thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

90th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate234,263± — MOE
Workers age 16+114,601± 1,737 MOE
Workers with travel time97,727± 2,073 MOE
Estimated home workers16,874± 1,396 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.