ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 130872024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Decatur County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip21.4 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home4.4%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone83.1%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.4%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 commute21.1 min → 21.4 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.8% → 4.4%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.8% → 83.1%▼ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.1% ±3.4 pp
Carpool8.3% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.8 pp
Work from home4.4% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 10,676 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.

25thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

10thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

57thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

40th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate29,195± — MOE
Workers age 16+10,676± 620 MOE
Workers with travel time10,210± 596 MOE
Estimated home workers466± 180 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.