ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 131792024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Liberty County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip23.9 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home7.8%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone79.1%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.8%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 commute23.5 min → 23.9 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 7.8%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.2% → 79.1%▼ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.1% ±2.3 pp
Carpool9.9% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.1% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.8% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 30,773 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.

45thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

45thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

53thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

78th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate67,397± — MOE
Workers age 16+30,773± 798 MOE
Workers with travel time28,382± 812 MOE
Estimated home workers2,391± 453 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.