ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 132632024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Talbot County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip42.9 min±6.6 min MOE
Worked from home9.0%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone75.0%±6.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip25.5%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute37.5 min → 42.9 min▲ 5.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.4% → 9.0%▲ 6.6 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.5% → 75.0%▼ 10.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.0% ±6.5 pp
Carpool10.8% ±4.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home9.0% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 2,143 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.

100thMean commute percentile

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

67thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% 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.

99th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,742± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,143± 166 MOE
Workers with travel time1,951± 161 MOE
Estimated home workers192± 82 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.