ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NC · GEOID 37437202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mocksville, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip21.9 min±5.8 min MOE
Worked from home7.1%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone87.1%±6.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.0%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 commute22.1 min → 21.9 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.1% → 7.1%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.0%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.6% → 87.1%▲ 5.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone87.1% ±6.1 pp
Carpool4.4% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.0% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home7.1% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 2,766 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.

31thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

26thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,068± 24 MOE
Workers age 16+2,766± 341 MOE
Workers with travel time2,570± 348 MOE
Estimated home workers196± 109 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.