ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 131512024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Henry County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip33.1 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home15.6%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone73.8%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.6%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 commute33.5 min → 33.1 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.7% → 15.6%▲ 5.9 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.7%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.5% → 73.8%▼ 5.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.8% ±1.5 pp
Carpool8.2% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home15.6% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 121,169 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 100k–500k population band.

78thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate249,960± — MOE
Workers age 16+121,169± 1,907 MOE
Workers with travel time102,232± 2,264 MOE
Estimated home workers18,937± 1,368 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.