ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NC · GEOID 37129602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clemmons, North Carolina

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 22.1 min one way; 20.6% worked from home, 71.8% drove alone, and 3.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip22.1 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home20.6%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone71.8%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.1%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 Clemmons village's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +9.0 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute23.7 min → 22.1 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.6% → 20.6%▲ 9.0 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.3%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.0% → 71.8%▼ 9.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Clemmons village residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 71.8%; 0.3% used public transit and 20.6% worked from home.

Drive alone71.8% ±4.5 pp
Carpool6.3% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home20.6% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 10,905 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Clemmons village compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 33th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

33thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

48thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

17th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Clemmons village's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 10,905 workers age 16+, including 8,663 workers with reported travel time and 2,242 home workers.

Population estimate21,871± 34 MOE
Workers age 16+10,905± 542 MOE
Workers with travel time8,663± 612 MOE
Estimated home workers2,242± 375 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable North Carolina commute records for Clemmons village

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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