ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 130692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Coffee County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip18.7 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home5.6%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone81.8%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.5%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 commute18.7 min → 18.7 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.6% → 5.6%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.8% → 81.8%▼ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.8% ±3.5 pp
Carpool8.8% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home5.6% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 17,145 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.

8thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

22thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

16th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate43,347± — MOE
Workers age 16+17,145± 794 MOE
Workers with travel time16,184± 833 MOE
Estimated home workers961± 317 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.