What is the average commute in Jenkins County, Georgia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 29.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Jenkins County, Georgia work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 10.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.3 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · GA · GEOID 131652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jenkins County, Georgia

Name: Commute estimates for Jenkins County, Georgia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.8 min one way; 10.1% worked from home, 76.0% drove alone, and 18.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip29.8 min±9.6 min MOE

Worked from home10.1%±5.3 pp MOE

Drove alone76.0%±9.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip18.0%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 Jenkins County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +4.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -1.4 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute25.3 min → 29.8 min▲ 4.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.5% → 10.1%▼ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.5% → 76.0%▲ 0.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Jenkins County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.0%; 0.0% used public transit and 10.1% worked from home.

Drive alone76.0% ±9.9 pp

Carpool11.0% ±5.3 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp

Walk1.5% ±1.2 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp

Work from home10.1% ±5.3 pp

Each share uses 2,933 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Jenkins County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 81th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

81^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

77^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

92^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Jenkins County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,933 workers age 16+, including 2,636 workers with reported travel time and 297 home workers.

Population estimate8,711± — MOE

Workers age 16+2,933± 413 MOE

Workers with travel time2,636± 433 MOE

Estimated home workers297± 161 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Georgia commute records for Jenkins County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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