ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 130052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bacon County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip26.4 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home6.8%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone85.6%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.3%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 commute22.5 min → 26.4 min▲ 3.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.3% → 6.8%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.1% → 85.6%▲ 1.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone85.6% ±3.6 pp
Carpool4.5% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home6.8% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 4,237 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

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

63thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

43thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

54th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,109± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,237± 297 MOE
Workers with travel time3,950± 305 MOE
Estimated home workers287± 122 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.