ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 132972024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Walton County, Georgia

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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

97thMean commute percentile

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

59thWork-from-home percentile

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

52thTransit percentile

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

96th60+ 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 the shares

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.