ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 131452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Harris County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip26.1 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home11.2%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone78.0%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.7%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 commute27.0 min → 26.1 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.0% → 11.2%▲ 5.1 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.3%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.4% → 78.0%▼ 6.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.0% ±2.3 pp
Carpool8.6% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home11.2% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 15,998 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.

65thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

78thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

68thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

7th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate36,086± — MOE
Workers age 16+15,998± 615 MOE
Workers with travel time14,214± 632 MOE
Estimated home workers1,784± 318 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.