ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NC · GEOID 37254802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Garner, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip26.2 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home24.0%±4.5 pp MOE
Drove alone65.8%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.2%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 commute27.3 min → 26.2 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.2% → 24.0%▲ 9.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.7% → 65.8%▼ 10.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.8% ±4.4 pp
Carpool8.0% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home24.0% ±4.5 pp

Each share uses 16,978 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.

56thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

85thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

12thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

47th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate34,473± 42 MOE
Workers age 16+16,978± 924 MOE
Workers with travel time12,909± 965 MOE
Estimated home workers4,069± 797 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.