ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 130972024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Douglas County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip33.2 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home15.2%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone74.0%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.6%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 commute33.8 min → 33.2 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.5% → 15.2%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.6%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.5% → 74.0%▼ 5.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.0% ±2.0 pp
Carpool8.1% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home15.2% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 70,546 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.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

57thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

95th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate147,888± — MOE
Workers age 16+70,546± 1,592 MOE
Workers with travel time59,795± 1,880 MOE
Estimated home workers10,751± 962 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.