ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 130672024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cobb County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip29.4 min±0.6 min MOE
Worked from home23.6%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone64.8%±0.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.2%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 commute30.5 min → 29.4 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.3% → 23.6%▲ 8.2 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.6%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.5% → 64.8%▼ 8.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.8% ±0.7 pp
Carpool7.7% ±0.5 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home23.6% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 408,573 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.

70thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

85thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

15thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

62th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate775,208± — MOE
Workers age 16+408,573± 3,132 MOE
Workers with travel time312,312± 3,780 MOE
Estimated home workers96,261± 2,995 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.