ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 133032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Washington County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip23.3 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home5.6%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone77.0%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.8%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 commute24.0 min → 23.3 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.5% → 5.6%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.3% → 77.0%▼ 8.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.0% ±3.8 pp
Carpool14.9% ±4.2 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home5.6% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 7,403 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.

44thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

31thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

41th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate19,849± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,403± 401 MOE
Workers with travel time6,989± 409 MOE
Estimated home workers414± 151 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.