ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NC · GEOID 37280802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Greenville, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip18.8 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home13.3%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone72.9%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.9%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 commute18.0 min → 18.8 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.6% → 13.3%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 1.0%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.5% → 72.9%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.9% ±2.0 pp
Carpool8.5% ±1.5 pp
Public transit1.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk3.0% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home13.3% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 44,631 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.

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

49thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

52thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

24th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate92,857± 42 MOE
Workers age 16+44,631± 1,489 MOE
Workers with travel time38,675± 1,500 MOE
Estimated home workers5,956± 952 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.