ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 371172024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Martin County, North Carolina

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.2 min one way; 5.5% worked from home, 75.9% drove alone, and 7.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip26.2 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home5.5%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone75.9%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.5%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 Martin County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute24.6 min → 26.2 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 5.5%▲ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.7% → 75.9%▼ 6.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Martin County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 75.9%; 0.0% used public transit and 5.5% worked from home.

Drive alone75.9% ±3.9 pp
Carpool14.1% ±3.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk3.1% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home5.5% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 9,255 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Martin County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 62th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

30thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

40thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 60% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

47th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Martin County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 9,255 workers age 16+, including 8,747 workers with reported travel time and 508 home workers.

Population estimate21,644± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,255± 450 MOE
Workers with travel time8,747± 500 MOE
Estimated home workers508± 196 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 Martin 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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