ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 132112024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Morgan County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip28.5 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home8.9%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone79.8%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.6%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 commute25.4 min → 28.5 min▲ 3.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 8.9%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.2%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.6% → 79.8%▼ 0.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.8% ±2.8 pp
Carpool9.4% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home8.9% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 9,506 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

66thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

60thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

78th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,078± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,506± 451 MOE
Workers with travel time8,664± 460 MOE
Estimated home workers842± 240 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.