ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 131432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Haralson County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip33.8 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home9.6%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone78.7%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.4%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 commute28.8 min → 33.8 min▲ 5.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 9.6%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.5%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.8% → 78.7%▲ 0.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.7% ±2.7 pp
Carpool10.0% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.6% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 14,163 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.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

93th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate31,285± — MOE
Workers age 16+14,163± 643 MOE
Workers with travel time12,807± 622 MOE
Estimated home workers1,356± 340 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.