ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 133152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wilcox County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip35.0 min±7.0 min MOE
Worked from home9.2%±5.2 pp MOE
Drove alone78.2%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.7%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 commute29.1 min → 35.0 min▲ 5.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.5% → 9.2%▲ 6.7 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.5%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.1% → 78.2%▼ 7.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.2% ±5.2 pp
Carpool7.1% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home9.2% ±5.2 pp

Each share uses 2,623 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.

95thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

69thWork-from-home percentile

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

81thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

90th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,798± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,623± 185 MOE
Workers with travel time2,382± 208 MOE
Estimated home workers241± 137 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.