ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NC · GEOID 37205802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Elizabeth City, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip26.4 min±4.4 min MOE
Worked from home11.5%±6.0 pp MOE
Drove alone72.1%±5.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.7%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 commute24.3 min → 26.4 min▲ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.6% → 11.5%▲ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.0% → 72.1%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.1% ±5.3 pp
Carpool9.7% ±3.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.1% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home11.5% ±6.0 pp

Each share uses 8,381 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.

60thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

49thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 51% 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.

81th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,871± 65 MOE
Workers age 16+8,381± 496 MOE
Workers with travel time7,416± 548 MOE
Estimated home workers965± 504 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.