What is the average commute in Franklin County, Georgia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 27.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 9.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.3 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 131192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Franklin County, Georgia

Name: Commute estimates for Franklin County, Georgia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 27.0 min one way; 9.6% worked from home, 78.5% drove alone, and 10.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Franklin County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +3.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.2 percentage points.

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 Franklin County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.5%; 0.1% used public transit and 9.6% worked from home.

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

How Franklin County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 67th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

67^thMean commute percentile

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

72^thWork-from-home percentile

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

57^thTransit percentile

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

70^th60+ 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 Franklin County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 9,741 workers age 16+, including 8,808 workers with reported travel time and 933 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Georgia commute records for Franklin 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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