ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 132252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Peach County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip24.5 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home12.1%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone75.4%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.1%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 commute24.7 min → 24.5 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.3% → 12.1%▲ 7.8 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 1.1%▲ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.4% → 75.4%▼ 9.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.4% ±3.5 pp
Carpool9.4% ±2.3 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.1% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 12,969 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.

51thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

24th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,560± — MOE
Workers age 16+12,969± 619 MOE
Workers with travel time11,400± 658 MOE
Estimated home workers1,569± 341 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.