ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 131312024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Grady County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip26.2 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home3.5%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone81.6%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.5%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute25.7 min → 26.2 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.3% → 3.5%▲ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.3% → 81.6%▲ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.6% ±3.4 pp
Carpool13.6% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home3.5% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 11,003 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.

66thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

5thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 95% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

53th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,108± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,003± 591 MOE
Workers with travel time10,622± 604 MOE
Estimated home workers381± 157 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.