ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NC · GEOID 37194202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

East Flat Rock, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip17.7 min±5.0 min MOE
Worked from home1.8%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone81.9%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip0.1%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 commute16.5 min → 17.7 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.3% → 1.8%▼ 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 alone76.6% → 81.9%▲ 5.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.9% ±5.0 pp
Carpool13.6% ±7.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk2.8% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home1.8% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 2,907 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.

11thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

2thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 98% 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.

1th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,323± 936 MOE
Workers age 16+2,907± 530 MOE
Workers with travel time2,855± 523 MOE
Estimated home workers52± 47 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.