ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 131192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Franklin County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip27.0 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home9.6%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone78.5%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.8%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 commute23.8 min → 27.0 min▲ 3.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.3% → 9.6%▲ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.7% → 78.5%▼ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.5% ±4.5 pp
Carpool8.8% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.8% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.6% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 9,741 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.

67thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

72thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

57thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

70th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate24,234± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,741± 508 MOE
Workers with travel time8,808± 539 MOE
Estimated home workers933± 231 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.