ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NC · GEOID 37625202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Smithfield, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip24.1 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home6.1%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone82.7%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.9%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 commute19.2 min → 24.1 min▲ 4.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 6.1%▲ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.1%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.7% → 82.7%▲ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.7% ±5.2 pp
Carpool8.0% ±3.5 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.9% ±2.6 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.5 pp
Work from home6.1% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 4,648 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 under 25k population band.

20thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

39thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,116± 25 MOE
Workers age 16+4,648± 474 MOE
Workers with travel time4,365± 438 MOE
Estimated home workers283± 125 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.