ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 371032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jones County, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip28.1 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home4.0%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone81.9%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.6%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 commute30.1 min → 28.1 min▼ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.8% → 4.0%▲ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.4% → 81.9%▼ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.9% ±4.0 pp
Carpool10.7% ±3.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.5% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home4.0% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 4,006 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.

72thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

15thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

43thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

48th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,302± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,006± 215 MOE
Workers with travel time3,844± 210 MOE
Estimated home workers162± 84 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.