ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NC · GEOID 37445202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Morrisville, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip21.8 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home39.0%±4.8 pp MOE
Drove alone52.0%±3.6 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 commute21.0 min → 21.8 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home23.4% → 39.0%▲ 15.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.3%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.3% → 52.0%▼ 14.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone52.0% ±3.6 pp
Carpool5.5% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home39.0% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 17,636 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.

27thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

100thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 100% 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.

19th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate31,422± 161 MOE
Workers age 16+17,636± 912 MOE
Workers with travel time10,754± 867 MOE
Estimated home workers6,882± 926 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.