ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 131952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Madison County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip29.5 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home6.3%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone83.9%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.5%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 commute27.7 min → 29.5 min▲ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 6.3%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.6% → 83.9%▲ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.9% ±2.1 pp
Carpool5.6% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk3.2% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home6.3% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 13,791 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.

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

29thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

68thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

65th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate31,528± — MOE
Workers age 16+13,791± 648 MOE
Workers with travel time12,922± 639 MOE
Estimated home workers869± 268 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.