ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AL · GEOID 1384162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jasper, Alabama

Mean one-way trip26.8 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home3.4%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone86.2%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.3%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 commute24.2 min → 26.8 min▲ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 3.4%▼ 0.2 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.2% → 86.2%▲ 5.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone86.2% ±3.6 pp
Carpool7.7% ±3.1 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.9% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home3.4% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 6,066 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.

61thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

6thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

46thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,442± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+6,066± 433 MOE
Workers with travel time5,861± 439 MOE
Estimated home workers205± 112 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.