ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NC · GEOID 37419602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Matthews, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip25.2 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home18.0%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone69.9%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.7%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 commute27.6 min → 25.2 min▼ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.3% → 18.0%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 0.2%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.2% → 69.9%▼ 5.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.9% ±4.1 pp
Carpool9.9% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home18.0% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 15,929 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.

49thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 51% 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.

22thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,577± 94 MOE
Workers age 16+15,929± 854 MOE
Workers with travel time13,061± 940 MOE
Estimated home workers2,868± 356 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.