What is the average commute in Effingham County, Georgia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 32.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 6.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.1 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 131032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Effingham County, Georgia

Name: Commute estimates for Effingham County, Georgia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 32.3 min one way; 6.5% worked from home, 82.9% drove alone, and 11.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip32.3 min±2.1 min MOE

Worked from home6.5%±1.1 pp MOE

Drove alone82.9%±1.8 pp MOE

60+ minute trip11.6%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 Effingham County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute29.8 min → 32.3 min▲ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.4% → 6.5%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.8%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone89.2% → 82.9%▼ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Effingham County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 82.9%; 0.8% used public transit and 6.5% worked from home.

Drive alone82.9% ±1.8 pp

Carpool8.6% ±1.5 pp

Public transit0.8% ±0.6 pp

Walk0.4% ±0.2 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp

Work from home6.5% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 32,908 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Effingham County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 93th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

93^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

31^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

89^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

82^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Effingham County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 32,908 workers age 16+, including 30,768 workers with reported travel time and 2,140 home workers.

Population estimate69,143± — MOE

Workers age 16+32,908± 1,068 MOE

Workers with travel time30,768± 1,078 MOE

Estimated home workers2,140± 369 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 Effingham County

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

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