ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 132172024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Newton County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip35.9 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home12.3%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone74.7%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.9%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 commute35.3 min → 35.9 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.4% → 12.3%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.4%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.8% → 74.7%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.7% ±1.8 pp
Carpool9.4% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home12.3% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 54,689 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

51thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

41thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate118,152± — MOE
Workers age 16+54,689± 1,344 MOE
Workers with travel time47,989± 1,541 MOE
Estimated home workers6,700± 969 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.