ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NC · GEOID 37301202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Havelock, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip18.2 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home3.3%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone70.4%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.8%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 commute14.7 min → 18.2 min▲ 3.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 3.3%▼ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 2.0%▲ 2.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.6% → 70.4%▲ 0.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.4% ±4.7 pp
Carpool16.9% ±2.7 pp
Public transit2.0% ±2.5 pp
Walk5.9% ±3.2 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp
Work from home3.3% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 10,009 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.

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

6thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

15th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,691± 30 MOE
Workers age 16+10,009± 457 MOE
Workers with travel time9,675± 501 MOE
Estimated home workers334± 210 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.