ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 131892024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

McDuffie County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip22.7 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home6.6%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone84.0%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.7%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 commute24.1 min → 22.7 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 6.6%▲ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.5% → 84.0%▼ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.0% ±2.0 pp
Carpool6.4% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.1% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.4 pp
Work from home6.6% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 9,119 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.

40thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 60% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

42thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

57thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

21th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 79% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,718± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,119± 527 MOE
Workers with travel time8,513± 529 MOE
Estimated home workers606± 271 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.