ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 371232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Montgomery County, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip27.1 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home5.9%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone84.0%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.7%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 commute24.3 min → 27.1 min▲ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.2% → 5.9%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.0% → 84.0%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.0% ±2.9 pp
Carpool7.7% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home5.9% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 10,843 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.

71thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

25thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

83th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,007± — MOE
Workers age 16+10,843± 443 MOE
Workers with travel time10,205± 480 MOE
Estimated home workers638± 180 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.