ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 371272024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Nash County, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip23.7 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home10.6%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone80.6%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.3%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 commute23.4 min → 23.7 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.6% → 10.6%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.3%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.3% → 80.6%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.6% ±1.9 pp
Carpool6.9% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home10.6% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 43,199 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.

44thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

74thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

60thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

40th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate96,216± — MOE
Workers age 16+43,199± 1,051 MOE
Workers with travel time38,631± 1,100 MOE
Estimated home workers4,568± 562 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.