ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 371772024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tyrrell County, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip34.2 min±10.5 min MOE
Worked from home8.5%±8.9 pp MOE
Drove alone65.6%±12.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip26.5%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 commute31.4 min → 34.2 min▲ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.7% → 8.5%▲ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.7% → 65.6%▼ 11.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.6% ±12.3 pp
Carpool25.4% ±12.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.2 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.2 pp
Work from home8.5% ±8.9 pp

Each share uses 1,193 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.

93thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

63thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

99th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate3,423± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,193± 204 MOE
Workers with travel time1,091± 210 MOE
Estimated home workers102± 108 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.