ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 131972024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marion County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip32.3 min±5.0 min MOE
Worked from home6.4%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone81.1%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.3%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 commute33.9 min → 32.3 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.2% → 6.4%▼ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.4%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.8% → 81.1%▲ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.1% ±2.9 pp
Carpool11.5% ±3.6 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home6.4% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 3,104 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

40thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 60% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

75thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

72th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,509± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,104± 278 MOE
Workers with travel time2,905± 279 MOE
Estimated home workers199± 95 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.