ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 130132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Barrow County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip33.5 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home9.3%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone78.3%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.5%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 commute33.8 min → 33.5 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 9.3%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.2% → 78.3%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.3% ±1.7 pp
Carpool10.6% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.3% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 44,536 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.

95thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

63thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

28thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

93th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate89,886± — MOE
Workers age 16+44,536± 1,027 MOE
Workers with travel time40,395± 1,135 MOE
Estimated home workers4,141± 499 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.