ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NC · GEOID 37291602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hamlet, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip22.0 min±5.7 min MOE
Worked from home8.0%±5.7 pp MOE
Drove alone80.2%±10.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.5%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 commute21.1 min → 22.0 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 8.0%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 0.0%▼ 2.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.3% → 80.2%▼ 7.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.2% ±10.9 pp
Carpool11.4% ±6.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home8.0% ±5.7 pp

Each share uses 2,625 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.

33thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

31thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 69% 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.

56th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,961± 34 MOE
Workers age 16+2,625± 337 MOE
Workers with travel time2,414± 344 MOE
Estimated home workers211± 153 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.