ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 132752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Thomas County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip20.1 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home7.8%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone76.7%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.6%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 commute19.2 min → 20.1 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.2% → 7.8%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.3% → 76.7%▼ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.7% ±2.5 pp
Carpool14.0% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.8% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 20,799 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.

16thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

46thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 54% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

59thTransit percentile

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

44th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate45,777± — MOE
Workers age 16+20,799± 669 MOE
Workers with travel time19,177± 705 MOE
Estimated home workers1,622± 350 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.