ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NC · GEOID 37164002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Davidson, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip24.2 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home30.7%±5.9 pp MOE
Drove alone55.3%±6.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.6%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 commute24.9 min → 24.2 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home21.0% → 30.7%▲ 9.7 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 1.2%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.8% → 55.3%▼ 8.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone55.3% ±6.0 pp
Carpool3.3% ±2.1 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.9 pp
Walk7.4% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle1.5% ±0.9 pp
Work from home30.7% ±5.9 pp

Each share uses 7,347 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.

46thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,660± 291 MOE
Workers age 16+7,347± 446 MOE
Workers with travel time5,089± 501 MOE
Estimated home workers2,258± 453 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.