ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NC · GEOID 37376802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Leland, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip24.7 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home17.9%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone74.3%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.5%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 commute23.1 min → 24.7 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.6% → 17.9%▲ 9.3 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.6% → 74.3%▼ 9.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.3% ±5.5 pp
Carpool6.2% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.1% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home17.9% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 13,710 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.

46thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

67thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

3thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

18th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate29,607± 35 MOE
Workers age 16+13,710± 880 MOE
Workers with travel time11,258± 956 MOE
Estimated home workers2,452± 537 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.