ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NC · GEOID 37714602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Waxhaw, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip32.0 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home27.7%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone62.5%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.2%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 commute31.6 min → 32.0 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home22.7% → 27.7%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.6% → 62.5%▼ 7.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.5% ±4.0 pp
Carpool8.3% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home27.7% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 10,596 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.

84thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

46thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,275± 38 MOE
Workers age 16+10,596± 556 MOE
Workers with travel time7,659± 584 MOE
Estimated home workers2,937± 435 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.