ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 131572024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jackson County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip31.3 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home12.3%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone76.6%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.8%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 commute30.5 min → 31.3 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.9% → 12.3%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.4%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.9% → 76.6%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.6% ±2.4 pp
Carpool8.2% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.3% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 41,147 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.

90thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

84thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

74thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

83th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate84,757± — MOE
Workers age 16+41,147± 1,071 MOE
Workers with travel time36,087± 1,319 MOE
Estimated home workers5,060± 587 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.