ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 130072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Baker County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip24.8 min±5.8 min MOE
Worked from home9.9%±6.4 pp MOE
Drove alone77.9%±10.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.5%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 commute24.3 min → 24.8 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 9.9%▲ 6.0 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 3.9%▲ 3.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.5% → 77.9%▼ 9.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.9% ±10.0 pp
Carpool6.4% ±3.6 pp
Public transit3.9% ±3.6 pp
Walk1.1% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.4 pp
Work from home9.9% ±6.4 pp

Each share uses 974 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.

54thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

74thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

99thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

27th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate2,790± — MOE
Workers age 16+974± 127 MOE
Workers with travel time878± 130 MOE
Estimated home workers96± 64 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.