ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AL · GEOID 1011322024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Alexander City, Alabama

Mean one-way trip19.5 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home4.6%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone83.9%±6.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.9%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 commute23.1 min → 19.5 min▼ 3.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.9% → 4.6%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.7% → 83.9%▲ 1.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.9% ±6.0 pp
Carpool8.9% ±3.6 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home4.6% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 5,745 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

18thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

11thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

44th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,606± 31 MOE
Workers age 16+5,745± 521 MOE
Workers with travel time5,483± 529 MOE
Estimated home workers262± 145 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.