ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AL · GEOID 1782042024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Valley, Alabama

Mean one-way trip21.5 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home4.5%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone85.8%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.4%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 commute19.2 min → 21.5 min▲ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.6% → 4.5%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone90.7% → 85.8%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone85.8% ±4.4 pp
Carpool8.6% ±3.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home4.5% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 4,430 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.

29thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 71% 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.

18thTransit percentile

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

31th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,277± 36 MOE
Workers age 16+4,430± 414 MOE
Workers with travel time4,231± 402 MOE
Estimated home workers199± 88 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.