ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 371532024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Richmond County, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip24.1 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home4.4%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone84.8%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.0%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 commute24.5 min → 24.1 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.8% → 4.4%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.3% → 84.8%▼ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.8% ±2.0 pp
Carpool9.5% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home4.4% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 17,292 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.

48thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

10thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 90% 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.

48th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate42,344± — MOE
Workers age 16+17,292± 942 MOE
Workers with travel time16,537± 934 MOE
Estimated home workers755± 247 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.