ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AL · GEOID 1021162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Arab, Alabama

Mean one-way trip29.4 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home8.2%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone82.1%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.0%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 commute28.0 min → 29.4 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.2% → 8.2%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.2% → 82.1%▼ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.1% ±3.0 pp
Carpool8.1% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home8.2% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 3,826 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

32thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,679± 127 MOE
Workers age 16+3,826± 197 MOE
Workers with travel time3,513± 191 MOE
Estimated home workers313± 94 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.