ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 132012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Miller County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip24.1 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home4.7%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone87.6%±6.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.9%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 commute23.5 min → 24.1 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 4.7%▼ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.0%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.7% → 87.6%▲ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone87.6% ±6.2 pp
Carpool5.0% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk2.5% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home4.7% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 2,353 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.

48thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

22thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

65th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,850± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,353± 172 MOE
Workers with travel time2,242± 190 MOE
Estimated home workers111± 92 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.