ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NC · GEOID 37141002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Concord, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip26.9 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home17.4%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone71.7%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.4%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 commute28.5 min → 26.9 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.8% → 17.4%▲ 5.6 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.2%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.6% → 71.7%▼ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.7% ±1.7 pp
Carpool7.9% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home17.4% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 54,429 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.

64thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 64% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

70thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

8thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

56th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate108,719± 56 MOE
Workers age 16+54,429± 1,227 MOE
Workers with travel time44,952± 1,185 MOE
Estimated home workers9,477± 1,048 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.