What is the average commute in Floyd County, Georgia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 23.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 7.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.3 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 131152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Floyd County, Georgia

Name: Commute estimates for Floyd County, Georgia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 23.3 min one way; 7.5% worked from home, 78.4% drove alone, and 6.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip23.3 min±1.2 min MOE

Worked from home7.5%±1.3 pp MOE

Drove alone78.4%±1.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip6.5%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 Floyd County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.8 percentage points.

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

Mean commute22.8 min → 23.3 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 7.5%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.4% → 78.4%▼ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Floyd County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.4%; 0.1% used public transit and 7.5% worked from home.

Drive alone78.4% ±1.7 pp

Carpool9.7% ±1.3 pp

Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp

Walk2.5% ±0.8 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp

Work from home7.5% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 43,418 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Floyd County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 40th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

40^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 60% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

42^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

32^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

42^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Floyd County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 43,418 workers age 16+, including 40,154 workers with reported travel time and 3,264 home workers.

Population estimate99,693± — MOE

Workers age 16+43,418± 1,194 MOE

Workers with travel time40,154± 1,159 MOE

Estimated home workers3,264± 567 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 Floyd 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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