ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 132692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Taylor County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip32.7 min±7.0 min MOE
Worked from home6.5%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone83.1%±4.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.4%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 commute29.1 min → 32.7 min▲ 3.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.1% → 6.5%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 1.6%▲ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.2% → 83.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.1% ±4.6 pp
Carpool6.9% ±6.1 pp
Public transit1.6% ±2.4 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home6.5% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 2,633 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.

90thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

41thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

96thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

93th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,786± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,633± 306 MOE
Workers with travel time2,463± 305 MOE
Estimated home workers170± 76 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.