What is the average commute in McIntosh County, Georgia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 37.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in McIntosh County, Georgia work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 16.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.1 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · GA · GEOID 131912024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

McIntosh County, Georgia

Name: Commute estimates for McIntosh County, Georgia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 37.5 min one way; 16.9% worked from home, 73.8% drove alone, and 19.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip37.5 min±5.2 min MOE

Worked from home16.9%±5.1 pp MOE

Drove alone73.8%±5.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip19.0%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 McIntosh County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +6.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +8.3 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute31.5 min → 37.5 min▲ 6.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.6% → 16.9%▲ 8.3 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.3%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.3% → 73.8%▼ 6.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How McIntosh County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 73.8%; 0.3% used public transit and 16.9% worked from home.

Drive alone73.8% ±5.6 pp

Carpool8.4% ±2.9 pp

Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp

Walk0.1% ±0.1 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp

Work from home16.9% ±5.1 pp

Each share uses 4,522 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How McIntosh County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 98th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

98^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

96^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

70^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

94^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind McIntosh County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,522 workers age 16+, including 3,757 workers with reported travel time and 765 home workers.

Population estimate11,312± — MOE

Workers age 16+4,522± 321 MOE

Workers with travel time3,757± 364 MOE

Estimated home workers765± 237 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Georgia commute records for McIntosh County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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