ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 131852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lowndes County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip19.5 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home6.5%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone81.3%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.8%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 commute19.5 min → 19.5 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.6% → 6.5%▲ 2.9 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.4% → 81.3%▼ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.3% ±1.8 pp
Carpool8.9% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home6.5% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 53,412 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.

9thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

7thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

15thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

3th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 97% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate119,965± — MOE
Workers age 16+53,412± 1,417 MOE
Workers with travel time49,927± 1,491 MOE
Estimated home workers3,485± 685 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.