ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NC · GEOID 37077482024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Briar Chapel, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip28.2 min±8.3 min MOE
Worked from home41.8%±8.5 pp MOE
Drove alone52.8%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.3%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 commute26.1 min → 28.2 min▲ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home21.5% → 41.8%▲ 20.3 pp

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

Public transit2.1% → 0.5%▼ 1.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.2% → 52.8%▼ 21.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone52.8% ±5.5 pp
Carpool4.0% ±3.1 pp
Public transit0.5% ±1.2 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home41.8% ±8.5 pp

Each share uses 2,752 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

100thWork-from-home percentile

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

55thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

39th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,049± 803 MOE
Workers age 16+2,752± 427 MOE
Workers with travel time1,601± 309 MOE
Estimated home workers1,151± 295 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.