ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 131552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Irwin County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip23.5 min±6.1 min MOE
Worked from home4.9%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone82.8%±5.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.5%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 commute24.2 min → 23.5 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.2% → 4.9%▲ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.9% → 82.8%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.8% ±5.9 pp
Carpool10.2% ±3.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.4% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home4.9% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 3,974 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.

45thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

25thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 75% 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.

19th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,285± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,974± 398 MOE
Workers with travel time3,778± 414 MOE
Estimated home workers196± 132 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.