ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 130492024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Charlton County, Georgia

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 28.7 min one way; 2.2% worked from home, 92.8% drove alone, and 18.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip28.7 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home2.2%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone92.8%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.4%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 Charlton County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -1.2 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute27.1 min → 28.7 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.4% → 2.2%▼ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone93.6% → 92.8%▼ 0.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Charlton County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 92.8%; 0.0% used public transit and 2.2% worked from home.

Drive alone92.8% ±3.2 pp
Carpool4.0% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home2.2% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 5,007 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Charlton County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 76th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

76thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

4thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

93th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Charlton County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 5,007 workers age 16+, including 4,898 workers with reported travel time and 109 home workers.

Population estimate12,818± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,007± 364 MOE
Workers with travel time4,898± 372 MOE
Estimated home workers109± 73 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Georgia commute records for Charlton County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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