What is the average commute in Walton County, Georgia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 34.4 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Walton County, Georgia work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 13.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.5 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · GA · GEOID 132972024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Walton County, Georgia

Name: Commute estimates for Walton County, Georgia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 34.4 min one way; 13.2% worked from home, 76.2% drove alone, and 17.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip34.4 min±1.8 min MOE

Worked from home13.2%±1.5 pp MOE

Drove alone76.2%±1.8 pp MOE

60+ minute trip17.9%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 Walton County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.5 percentage points.

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

Mean commute34.3 min → 34.4 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.7% → 13.2%▲ 4.5 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.5%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.9% → 76.2%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Walton County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.2%; 0.5% used public transit and 13.2% worked from home.

Drive alone76.2% ±1.8 pp

Carpool8.0% ±1.4 pp

Public transit0.5% ±0.3 pp

Walk0.5% ±0.3 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp

Work from home13.2% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 47,852 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Walton County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 97th percentile among covered 100k–500k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

97^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

59^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

52^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

96^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Walton County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 47,852 workers age 16+, including 41,543 workers with reported travel time and 6,309 home workers.

Population estimate103,313± — MOE

Workers age 16+47,852± 1,163 MOE

Workers with travel time41,543± 1,225 MOE

Estimated home workers6,309± 711 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 Walton 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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