ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 132572024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Stephens County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip23.8 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home7.8%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone80.6%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.0%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 commute23.0 min → 23.8 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 7.8%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.4% → 80.6%▼ 0.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.6% ±3.4 pp
Carpool8.3% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.7% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.8% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 11,676 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.

44thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

45thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

22thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

68th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,012± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,676± 531 MOE
Workers with travel time10,771± 583 MOE
Estimated home workers905± 239 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.