ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 132792024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Toombs County, Georgia

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.2 min one way; 4.1% worked from home, 78.0% drove alone, and 7.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.2 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home4.1%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone78.0%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.1%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 Toombs County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute24.1 min → 21.2 min▼ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.4% → 4.1%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.1% → 78.0%▼ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Toombs County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.0%; 0.2% used public transit and 4.1% worked from home.

Drive alone78.0% ±3.1 pp
Carpool12.7% ±3.8 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.4 pp
Walk3.8% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home4.1% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 10,866 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Toombs County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 24th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

24thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

8thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

56thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

49th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Toombs County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 10,866 workers age 16+, including 10,419 workers with reported travel time and 447 home workers.

Population estimate27,102± — MOE
Workers age 16+10,866± 629 MOE
Workers with travel time10,419± 656 MOE
Estimated home workers447± 172 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Georgia commute records for Toombs County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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