ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NC · GEOID 37422402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mebane, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip29.9 min±5.1 min MOE
Worked from home19.7%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone73.9%±3.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.6%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 commute29.4 min → 29.9 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.4% → 19.7%▲ 8.3 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.5%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.1% → 73.9%▼ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.9% ±3.3 pp
Carpool5.3% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.1% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home19.7% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 10,188 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.

76thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

56thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

50th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate19,538± 34 MOE
Workers age 16+10,188± 689 MOE
Workers with travel time8,181± 648 MOE
Estimated home workers2,007± 494 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.