ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 371392024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pasquotank County, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip28.0 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home9.9%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone72.8%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.1%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 commute29.0 min → 28.0 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.8% → 9.9%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.0% → 72.8%▼ 5.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.8% ±3.5 pp
Carpool12.5% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.9% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.9% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 18,207 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.

76thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

68thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% 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.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate40,834± — MOE
Workers age 16+18,207± 597 MOE
Workers with travel time16,408± 709 MOE
Estimated home workers1,799± 619 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.