ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NC · GEOID 37132402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clinton, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip19.5 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home8.0%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone80.9%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.8%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 commute21.5 min → 19.5 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.0% → 8.0%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit1.7% → 0.8%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.9% → 80.9%— 0.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.9% ±4.1 pp
Carpool7.9% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.8% ±1.3 pp
Walk1.3% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home8.0% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 2,939 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.

18thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

31thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,304± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+2,939± 241 MOE
Workers with travel time2,704± 251 MOE
Estimated home workers235± 123 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.