ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NC · GEOID 37442202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mooresville, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip24.7 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home19.1%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone71.1%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.3%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 commute24.2 min → 24.7 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.5% → 19.1%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.3%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.6% → 71.1%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.1% ±3.0 pp
Carpool7.2% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home19.1% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 27,117 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.

45thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

26thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

48th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate52,381± 50 MOE
Workers age 16+27,117± 991 MOE
Workers with travel time21,936± 1,041 MOE
Estimated home workers5,181± 575 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.