ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NC · GEOID 37762202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Zebulon, North Carolina

Mean one-way trip33.4 min±7.6 min MOE
Worked from home22.2%±7.8 pp MOE
Drove alone69.0%±7.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.8%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 commute34.0 min → 33.4 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home20.3% → 22.2%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.1% → 69.0%▼ 8.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.0% ±7.3 pp
Carpool6.3% ±4.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.1% ±3.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home22.2% ±7.8 pp

Each share uses 4,304 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 84% 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.

81th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,711± 40 MOE
Workers age 16+4,304± 405 MOE
Workers with travel time3,349± 421 MOE
Estimated home workers955± 348 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.