ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 132312024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pike County, Georgia

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 35.7 min one way; 7.6% worked from home, 82.0% drove alone, and 17.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip35.7 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home7.6%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone82.0%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.5%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 Pike County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.1 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute33.8 min → 35.7 min▲ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.4% → 7.6%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.0%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.1% → 82.0%▼ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Pike County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 82.0%; 0.0% used public transit and 7.6% worked from home.

Drive alone82.0% ±3.4 pp
Carpool5.7% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.4% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home7.6% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 9,146 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Pike County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 96th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

52thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 52% 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.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Pike County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 9,146 workers age 16+, including 8,455 workers with reported travel time and 691 home workers.

Population estimate19,903± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,146± 369 MOE
Workers with travel time8,455± 391 MOE
Estimated home workers691± 194 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Georgia commute records for Pike County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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