Elon, NC is a small city in Alamance County with a population of around 8,800 people. Public transportation options in the city include Amtrak and PTI Airport Shuttle Services. Amtrak provides daily service to Raleigh, Charlotte, and other cities within North Carolina and beyond. PTI Airport Shuttle Services offers daily service between Elon University and Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro for students needing to travel or fly out of the area. The City of Burlington also operates an express bus to perform local transportation for residents living within Elons town limits. Additionally, there are multiple taxi companies available for quick transportation needs. With several public transportation options, Elon, NC makes it convenient and easy for residents to get where they need to go locally as well as across the state or country.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Elon takes 19.1 minutes. That's shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Elon get to work:
- 79.4% drive their own car alone
- 7.8% carpool with others
- 4.9% work from home
- 0.0% take mass transit