ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AL · GEOID 1483762024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Midfield, Alabama

Mean one-way trip23.8 min±5.7 min MOE
Worked from home5.3%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone78.8%±8.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.4%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 commute23.5 min → 23.8 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.7% → 5.3%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 1.5%▲ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.5% → 78.8%▲ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.8% ±8.1 pp
Carpool12.4% ±4.9 pp
Public transit1.5% ±2.0 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle1.1% ±1.7 pp
Work from home5.3% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 2,036 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.

43thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

15thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

5th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,045± 23 MOE
Workers age 16+2,036± 330 MOE
Workers with travel time1,928± 330 MOE
Estimated home workers108± 66 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.