ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NC · GEOID 37417202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marvin, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip29.3 min±7.7 min MOE
Worked from home42.5%±7.7 pp MOE
Drove alone51.4%±8.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.0%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 commute28.2 min → 29.3 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home26.5% → 42.5%▲ 16.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.6%▲ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.4% → 51.4%▼ 16.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone51.4% ±8.3 pp
Carpool3.5% ±3.4 pp
Public transit0.6% ±1.0 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home42.5% ±7.7 pp

Each share uses 3,158 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.

74thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

100thWork-from-home percentile

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

59thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

45th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,692± 20 MOE
Workers age 16+3,158± 263 MOE
Workers with travel time1,817± 303 MOE
Estimated home workers1,341± 267 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.