ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 371472024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pitt County, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip22.1 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home11.9%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone75.3%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.7%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 commute21.1 min → 22.1 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.6% → 11.9%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.6%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.3% → 75.3%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.3% ±1.7 pp
Carpool8.6% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.3% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home11.9% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 82,587 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.

32thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

49thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

60thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

49th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate177,193± — MOE
Workers age 16+82,587± 1,711 MOE
Workers with travel time72,719± 1,946 MOE
Estimated home workers9,868± 1,177 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.