ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 133132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Whitfield County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip21.8 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home4.6%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone82.3%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.1%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 → 21.8 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.2% → 4.6%▲ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.7% → 82.3%▼ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.3% ±1.8 pp
Carpool10.9% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home4.6% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 47,872 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.

28thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

1thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 99% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

7th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate103,598± — MOE
Workers age 16+47,872± 1,208 MOE
Workers with travel time45,654± 1,271 MOE
Estimated home workers2,218± 410 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.