ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NC · GEOID 37727552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Westport, North Carolina

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

97thMean commute percentile

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

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% 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.

98th60+ 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 the shares

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.