ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 131372024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Habersham County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip27.7 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home9.6%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone77.0%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.3%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 commute28.9 min → 27.7 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 9.6%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.1% → 77.0%▼ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.0% ±2.3 pp
Carpool11.8% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.6% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 20,501 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

66thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 50% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate47,793± — MOE
Workers age 16+20,501± 738 MOE
Workers with travel time18,524± 715 MOE
Estimated home workers1,977± 312 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.