What is the average commute in Colquitt County, Georgia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 21.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Colquitt County, Georgia work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 5.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.3 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · GA · GEOID 130712024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Colquitt County, Georgia

Name: Commute estimates for Colquitt County, Georgia
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-copyright

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.1 min one way; 5.9% worked from home, 77.0% drove alone, and 4.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.1 min±1.9 min MOE

Worked from home5.9%±1.3 pp MOE

Drove alone77.0%±2.3 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 Colquitt County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.5 percentage points.

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

Mean commute23.3 min → 21.1 min▼ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.5% → 5.9%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 2.3%▲ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.6% → 77.0%▼ 6.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Colquitt County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 77.0%; 2.3% used public transit and 5.9% worked from home.

Drive alone77.0% ±2.3 pp

Carpool12.8% ±2.0 pp

Public transit2.3% ±1.7 pp

Walk1.5% ±0.9 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp

Work from home5.9% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 20,175 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Colquitt County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 24th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

24^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

25^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

99^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

17^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Colquitt County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 20,175 workers age 16+, including 18,977 workers with reported travel time and 1,198 home workers.

Population estimate46,224± — MOE

Workers age 16+20,175± 799 MOE

Workers with travel time18,977± 864 MOE

Estimated home workers1,198± 271 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 Colquitt County

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

All Georgia reports →