ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 131532024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Houston County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip22.8 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home10.3%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone78.6%±1.8 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 commute22.4 min → 22.8 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.3% → 10.3%▲ 5.1 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.4% → 78.6%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.6% ±1.8 pp
Carpool8.9% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp
Work from home10.3% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 78,181 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.

39thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

35thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

28thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

16th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate169,649± — MOE
Workers age 16+78,181± 1,428 MOE
Workers with travel time70,108± 1,628 MOE
Estimated home workers8,073± 1,087 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.