ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 131732024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lanier County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip24.7 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home7.5%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone73.9%±6.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.5%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 commute22.9 min → 24.7 min▲ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.9% → 7.5%▲ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 2.2%▲ 2.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.7% → 73.9%▼ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.9% ±6.9 pp
Carpool8.2% ±5.0 pp
Public transit2.2% ±1.7 pp
Walk3.0% ±2.3 pp
Bicycle2.7% ±2.5 pp
Work from home7.5% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 4,192 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.

53thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

52thWork-from-home percentile

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

98thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

27th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,221± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,192± 318 MOE
Workers with travel time3,876± 323 MOE
Estimated home workers316± 140 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.