ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NC · GEOID 37443202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Morehead City, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip18.1 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home12.1%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone81.9%±4.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.6%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 commute18.9 min → 18.1 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.3% → 12.1%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.4%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.6% → 81.9%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.9% ±4.8 pp
Carpool3.5% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.1% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 4,684 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.

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

53thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

23th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,806± 35 MOE
Workers age 16+4,684± 340 MOE
Workers with travel time4,117± 359 MOE
Estimated home workers567± 164 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.