ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NC · GEOID 37147002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cornelius, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip25.4 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home28.2%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone63.8%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 commute27.4 min → 25.4 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home21.3% → 28.2%▲ 7.0 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.9%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.3% → 63.8%▼ 5.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.8% ±3.0 pp
Carpool4.9% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp
Work from home28.2% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 16,793 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.

51thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

48thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

33th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate32,783± 60 MOE
Workers age 16+16,793± 658 MOE
Workers with travel time12,052± 712 MOE
Estimated home workers4,741± 507 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.