ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 131992024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Meriwether County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip34.3 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home6.2%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone85.7%±3.5 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 commute35.0 min → 34.3 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.3% → 6.2%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.5% → 85.7%▲ 0.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone85.7% ±3.5 pp
Carpool7.0% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home6.2% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 8,222 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 50% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

86th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate20,929± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,222± 484 MOE
Workers with travel time7,710± 490 MOE
Estimated home workers512± 144 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.