ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 371812024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Vance County, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip25.9 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home8.8%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone77.8%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.8%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 commute24.9 min → 25.9 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.9% → 8.8%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.7% → 77.8%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.8% ±2.4 pp
Carpool11.2% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.3% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.8% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 17,348 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.

63thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

58thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

30thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate42,322± — MOE
Workers age 16+17,348± 703 MOE
Workers with travel time15,814± 713 MOE
Estimated home workers1,534± 372 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.