ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 130472024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Catoosa County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip24.5 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home9.6%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone77.9%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.1%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 commute23.5 min → 24.5 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.3% → 9.6%▲ 4.4 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.4% → 77.9%▼ 6.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.9% ±2.3 pp
Carpool11.3% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.6% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 32,625 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.

51thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

66thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

30thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

13th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate68,634± — MOE
Workers age 16+32,625± 1,011 MOE
Workers with travel time29,485± 1,022 MOE
Estimated home workers3,140± 535 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.