ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NC · GEOID 37397002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lumberton, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip19.5 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home4.1%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone84.2%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.4%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 commute18.1 min → 19.5 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.3% → 4.1%▲ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.4%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.2% → 84.2%▲ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.2% ±3.6 pp
Carpool8.7% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home4.1% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 6,512 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.

18thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

9thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

53thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

30th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,859± 42 MOE
Workers age 16+6,512± 388 MOE
Workers with travel time6,247± 388 MOE
Estimated home workers265± 95 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.