What is the average commute in Westport CDP, North Carolina?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 38.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Westport CDP, North Carolina work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 32.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 9.6 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · NC · GEOID 37727552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Westport, North Carolina

Name: Commute estimates for Westport CDP, North Carolina
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 38.7 min one way; 32.5% worked from home, 66.7% drove alone, and 26.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip38.7 min±15.0 min MOE

Worked from home32.5%±9.6 pp MOE

Drove alone66.7%±11.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip26.0%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 Westport CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.1 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute39.9 min → 38.7 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home30.4% → 32.5%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit1.5% → 0.0%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.7% → 66.7%▲ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Westport CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 66.7%; 0.0% used public transit and 32.5% worked from home.

Drive alone66.7% ±11.9 pp

Carpool0.8% ±1.0 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp

Walk0.0% ±0.7 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp

Work from home32.5% ±9.6 pp

Each share uses 2,579 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Westport CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 97th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

97^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Westport CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,579 workers age 16+, including 1,741 workers with reported travel time and 838 home workers.

Population estimate5,915± 882 MOE

Workers age 16+2,579± 457 MOE

Workers with travel time1,741± 431 MOE

Estimated home workers838± 289 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable North Carolina commute records for Westport CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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