ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 133052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wayne County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip28.0 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home4.5%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone76.0%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.0%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 commute26.0 min → 28.0 min▲ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.4% → 4.5%▲ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.2%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.2% → 76.0%▼ 6.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.0% ±3.2 pp
Carpool16.5% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp
Work from home4.5% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 11,537 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.

76thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,949± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,537± 697 MOE
Workers with travel time11,015± 693 MOE
Estimated home workers522± 223 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.