ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · NC · GEOID 371972024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Yadkin County, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip29.6 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home5.6%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone86.0%±2.8 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 commute27.7 min → 29.6 min▲ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.5% → 5.6%▲ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.4%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.9% → 86.0%▲ 2.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone86.0% ±2.8 pp
Carpool5.6% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.6% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 16,810 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.

84thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

22thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% 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 estimate37,574± — MOE
Workers age 16+16,810± 525 MOE
Workers with travel time15,866± 536 MOE
Estimated home workers944± 198 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.