ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 131112024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fannin County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip26.0 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home11.5%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone70.8%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.8%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 commute27.8 min → 26.0 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.8% → 11.5%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.6% → 70.8%▼ 5.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.8% ±3.8 pp
Carpool13.8% ±3.5 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk3.0% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home11.5% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 10,595 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.

64thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

80thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

24thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

66th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,742± — MOE
Workers age 16+10,595± 615 MOE
Workers with travel time9,375± 616 MOE
Estimated home workers1,220± 268 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.