ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 371212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mitchell County, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip24.4 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home7.2%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone79.0%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.1%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 commute23.2 min → 24.4 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.7% → 7.2%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.7% → 79.0%▼ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.0% ±3.0 pp
Carpool10.8% ±3.2 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home7.2% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 6,465 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.

50thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 50% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

48thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

60th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,992± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,465± 393 MOE
Workers with travel time5,999± 388 MOE
Estimated home workers466± 162 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.