ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 132932024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Upson County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip26.3 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home3.1%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone85.8%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.7%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 commute23.7 min → 26.3 min▲ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.2% → 3.1%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone90.0% → 85.8%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone85.8% ±2.5 pp
Carpool6.8% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk3.4% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home3.1% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 11,685 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.

67thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

3thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 97% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

16thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

89th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,029± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,685± 627 MOE
Workers with travel time11,325± 648 MOE
Estimated home workers360± 133 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.