ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 371632024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sampson County, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip26.5 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home4.9%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone82.4%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.0%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 commute28.9 min → 26.5 min▼ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.9% → 4.9%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.9%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.6% → 82.4%▼ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.4% ±2.1 pp
Carpool10.1% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home4.9% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 23,962 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.

67thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

14thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

69th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate59,470± — MOE
Workers age 16+23,962± 840 MOE
Workers with travel time22,776± 839 MOE
Estimated home workers1,186± 257 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.