ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 132552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Spalding County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip25.7 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home7.2%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone79.5%±2.7 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 commute27.2 min → 25.7 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.0% → 7.2%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.7% → 79.5%▼ 7.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.5% ±2.7 pp
Carpool10.8% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.2% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 28,129 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.

61thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

41thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

65th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate68,892± — MOE
Workers age 16+28,129± 885 MOE
Workers with travel time26,105± 906 MOE
Estimated home workers2,024± 434 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.