ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NC · GEOID 37498002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oxford, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip29.2 min±6.7 min MOE
Worked from home8.4%±4.0 pp MOE
Drove alone87.5%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.8%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 commute23.2 min → 29.2 min▲ 6.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.7% → 8.4%▲ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.8% → 87.5%▲ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone87.5% ±4.7 pp
Carpool2.3% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.8% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home8.4% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 3,092 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.

74thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

33thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 67% 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.

87th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,914± 25 MOE
Workers age 16+3,092± 428 MOE
Workers with travel time2,831± 399 MOE
Estimated home workers261± 130 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.