ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NC · GEOID 37152602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cramerton, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip27.0 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home15.4%±4.9 pp MOE
Drove alone78.2%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.6%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 commute24.1 min → 27.0 min▲ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.9% → 15.4%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.0% → 78.2%▼ 0.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.2% ±4.9 pp
Carpool5.1% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home15.4% ±4.9 pp

Each share uses 2,859 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

57th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,450± 30 MOE
Workers age 16+2,859± 200 MOE
Workers with travel time2,418± 206 MOE
Estimated home workers441± 143 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.