ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 131412024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hancock County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip35.4 min±11.0 min MOE
Worked from home2.4%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone82.7%±9.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.1%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 commute34.3 min → 35.4 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.6% → 2.4%▼ 6.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.7% → 82.7%▼ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.7% ±9.4 pp
Carpool8.9% ±4.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.0 pp
Walk0.6% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.0 pp
Work from home2.4% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 2,101 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.

95thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

4thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,650± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,101± 330 MOE
Workers with travel time2,051± 321 MOE
Estimated home workers50± 59 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.