What is the average commute in Rockdale County, Georgia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 33.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Rockdale County, Georgia work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 13.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.6 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · GA · GEOID 132472024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rockdale County, Georgia

Name: Commute estimates for Rockdale County, Georgia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 33.7 min one way; 13.6% worked from home, 73.8% drove alone, and 16.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip33.7 min±2.1 min MOE

Worked from home13.6%±1.6 pp MOE

Drove alone73.8%±2.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip16.1%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 Rockdale County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.8 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 → 33.7 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.8% → 13.6%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.2%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.8% → 73.8%▼ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Rockdale County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 73.8%; 0.2% used public transit and 13.6% worked from home.

Drive alone73.8% ±2.4 pp

Carpool9.6% ±1.7 pp

Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp

Walk1.0% ±0.5 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp

Work from home13.6% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 45,370 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Rockdale County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 95th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

95^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

90^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

55^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

93^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Rockdale County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 45,370 workers age 16+, including 39,206 workers with reported travel time and 6,164 home workers.

Population estimate95,281± — MOE

Workers age 16+45,370± 1,052 MOE

Workers with travel time39,206± 1,220 MOE

Estimated home workers6,164± 720 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 Rockdale 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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