ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NC · GEOID 37331202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Huntersville, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip27.1 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home28.4%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone63.7%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.5%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 commute29.1 min → 27.1 min▼ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home20.7% → 28.4%▲ 7.7 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 1.4%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.5% → 63.7%▼ 7.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.7% ±2.4 pp
Carpool5.0% ±1.1 pp
Public transit1.4% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home28.4% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 34,960 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.

61thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

61thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

41th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate63,969± 69 MOE
Workers age 16+34,960± 983 MOE
Workers with travel time25,014± 1,131 MOE
Estimated home workers9,946± 803 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.