ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 130912024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dodge County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip26.3 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home5.8%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone83.7%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.0%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 commute29.4 min → 26.3 min▼ 3.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.5% → 5.8%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.0%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.1% → 83.7%▼ 0.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.7% ±4.1 pp
Carpool8.0% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.1% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home5.8% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 7,069 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.

63thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

33thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate19,805± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,069± 375 MOE
Workers with travel time6,659± 421 MOE
Estimated home workers410± 158 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.