ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 130092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Baldwin County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip25.3 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home8.2%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone80.0%±1.7 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 commute25.7 min → 25.3 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 8.2%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.5% → 80.0%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.0% ±1.7 pp
Carpool9.1% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.2% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 16,345 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.

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

50thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 50% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

62th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate43,642± — MOE
Workers age 16+16,345± 708 MOE
Workers with travel time14,997± 691 MOE
Estimated home workers1,348± 297 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.