ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 130572024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cherokee County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip31.3 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home21.9%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone68.0%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.2%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 commute33.7 min → 31.3 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.4% → 21.9%▲ 6.6 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.5% → 68.0%▼ 6.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.0% ±1.4 pp
Carpool7.9% ±0.8 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home21.9% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 146,848 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.

91thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

95thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

19thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

87th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate281,032± — MOE
Workers age 16+146,848± 1,970 MOE
Workers with travel time114,623± 2,164 MOE
Estimated home workers32,225± 1,635 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.