ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 130172024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ben Hill County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip16.8 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home5.7%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone82.5%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.5%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 commute14.9 min → 16.8 min▲ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.8% → 5.7%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.9%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.8% → 82.5%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.5% ±4.5 pp
Carpool6.4% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.9 pp
Walk2.3% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home5.7% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 7,093 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.

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

32thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

10th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,089± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,093± 474 MOE
Workers with travel time6,690± 489 MOE
Estimated home workers403± 160 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.