What is the average commute in Madison County, North Carolina?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 32.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Madison County, North Carolina work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 10.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.0 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · NC · GEOID 371152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Madison County, North Carolina

Name: Commute estimates for Madison County, North Carolina
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 32.7 min one way; 10.7% worked from home, 76.3% drove alone, and 12.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip32.7 min±4.1 min MOE

Worked from home10.7%±2.0 pp MOE

Drove alone76.3%±3.4 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 Madison County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -0.7 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute33.1 min → 32.7 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.4% → 10.7%▼ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.1% → 76.3%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Madison County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.3%; 0.1% used public transit and 10.7% worked from home.

Drive alone76.3% ±3.4 pp

Carpool9.9% ±2.1 pp

Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp

Walk2.3% ±1.0 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp

Work from home10.7% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 9,654 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Madison County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 90th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

90^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

81^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

57^thTransit percentile

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

77^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Madison County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 9,654 workers age 16+, including 8,619 workers with reported travel time and 1,035 home workers.

Population estimate21,867± — MOE

Workers age 16+9,654± 500 MOE

Workers with travel time8,619± 501 MOE

Estimated home workers1,035± 197 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable North Carolina commute records for Madison County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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