ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 371692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Stokes County, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip31.6 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home7.7%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone83.4%±2.6 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 commute29.9 min → 31.6 min▲ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.5% → 7.7%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.8% → 83.4%▼ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.4% ±2.6 pp
Carpool7.4% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.7% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 19,663 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.

91thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

45thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 55% 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.

68th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate45,139± — MOE
Workers age 16+19,663± 758 MOE
Workers with travel time18,147± 780 MOE
Estimated home workers1,516± 329 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.