ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 132432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Randolph County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip24.8 min±5.7 min MOE
Worked from home2.7%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone77.2%±8.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.8%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 commute27.3 min → 24.8 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.6% → 2.7%▼ 0.9 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.7%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.7% → 77.2%▲ 5.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.2% ±8.1 pp
Carpool16.9% ±12.0 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.9 pp
Walk2.5% ±3.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home2.7% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 2,262 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 under 25k population band.

6thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

74th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,196± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,262± 293 MOE
Workers with travel time2,201± 294 MOE
Estimated home workers61± 59 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.