ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 131692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jones County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip29.8 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home13.0%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone79.5%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.0%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute29.0 min → 29.8 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 13.0%▲ 6.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.6% → 79.5%▼ 6.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.5% ±4.3 pp
Carpool6.0% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home13.0% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 13,310 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.

84thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

15thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,673± — MOE
Workers age 16+13,310± 526 MOE
Workers with travel time11,576± 653 MOE
Estimated home workers1,734± 502 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.