ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 130452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Carroll County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip29.7 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home10.1%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone74.6%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.2%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 commute28.4 min → 29.7 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 10.1%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.5%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.6% → 74.6%▼ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.6% ±1.9 pp
Carpool12.2% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.1% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 57,284 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.

86thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

33thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

51thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

93th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate124,569± — MOE
Workers age 16+57,284± 1,535 MOE
Workers with travel time51,514± 1,492 MOE
Estimated home workers5,770± 807 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.