ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NC · GEOID 37314002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

High Point, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip20.7 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home10.3%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone77.1%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.2%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 commute20.7 min → 20.7 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 10.3%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.8%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.0% → 77.1%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.1% ±2.0 pp
Carpool8.7% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home10.3% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 53,646 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.

23thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 77% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

27thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 73% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

34thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

31th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate116,245± 120 MOE
Workers age 16+53,646± 1,607 MOE
Workers with travel time48,111± 1,594 MOE
Estimated home workers5,535± 612 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.