ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NC · GEOID 37021402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Asheville, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip18.2 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home20.1%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone66.1%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.3%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 commute17.3 min → 18.2 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.1% → 20.1%▲ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 1.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.7% → 66.1%▼ 6.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.1% ±2.4 pp
Carpool6.9% ±1.4 pp
Public transit1.3% ±0.7 pp
Walk3.4% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.3 pp
Work from home20.1% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 47,729 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.

10thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

74thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

59thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

5th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate94,535± 43 MOE
Workers age 16+47,729± 1,563 MOE
Workers with travel time38,157± 1,528 MOE
Estimated home workers9,572± 1,096 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.