ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 131872024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lumpkin County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip28.3 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home10.3%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone75.2%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.8%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 commute27.8 min → 28.3 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 10.3%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.6% → 75.2%▼ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.2% ±2.5 pp
Carpool8.5% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk4.8% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home10.3% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 15,435 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.

77thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

72thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate34,505± — MOE
Workers age 16+15,435± 615 MOE
Workers with travel time13,846± 613 MOE
Estimated home workers1,589± 236 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.