ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 130832024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dade County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip27.2 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home11.3%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone77.4%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.9%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 commute25.8 min → 27.2 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 11.3%▲ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.6% → 77.4%▼ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.4% ±3.1 pp
Carpool7.4% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.8% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home11.3% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 7,147 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.

68thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

84thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

61thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

32th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,165± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,147± 385 MOE
Workers with travel time6,339± 387 MOE
Estimated home workers808± 206 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.