ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 132992024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ware County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip20.6 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home4.5%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone84.6%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.3%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 commute21.2 min → 20.6 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.3% → 4.5%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.2% → 84.6%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.6% ±2.8 pp
Carpool8.0% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home4.5% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 12,972 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.

19thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

11thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

57thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

39th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate35,976± — MOE
Workers age 16+12,972± 658 MOE
Workers with travel time12,390± 695 MOE
Estimated home workers582± 205 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.