ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 132192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oconee County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip24.7 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home17.0%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone75.1%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.7%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 commute25.9 min → 24.7 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.1% → 17.0%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.2% → 75.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.1% ±2.6 pp
Carpool5.9% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home17.0% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 21,169 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.

53thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

97thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

13thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

66th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate43,551± — MOE
Workers age 16+21,169± 651 MOE
Workers with travel time17,565± 748 MOE
Estimated home workers3,604± 676 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.