ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 131632024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jefferson County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip28.2 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home3.0%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone82.0%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.4%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 commute31.6 min → 28.2 min▼ 3.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.2% → 3.0%▲ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.4% → 82.0%▼ 1.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.0% ±4.4 pp
Carpool12.0% ±4.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home3.0% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 6,228 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.

73thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

8thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

52thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

62th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,341± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,228± 481 MOE
Workers with travel time6,043± 470 MOE
Estimated home workers185± 92 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.