What is the average commute in Wilkinson County, Georgia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 26.9 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Wilkinson County, Georgia work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 3.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.7 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · GA · GEOID 133192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wilkinson County, Georgia

Name: Commute estimates for Wilkinson County, Georgia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.9 min one way; 3.8% worked from home, 80.7% drove alone, and 4.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip26.9 min±3.2 min MOE

Worked from home3.8%±1.7 pp MOE

Drove alone80.7%±4.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip4.5%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 Wilkinson County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +0.7 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute26.5 min → 26.9 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.1% → 3.8%▲ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.2% → 80.7%▼ 6.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Wilkinson County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 80.7%; 0.2% used public transit and 3.8% worked from home.

Drive alone80.7% ±4.6 pp

Carpool12.3% ±3.3 pp

Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp

Walk1.6% ±1.2 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp

Work from home3.8% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 3,454 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Wilkinson County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 66th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

66^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

13^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

60^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Wilkinson County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,454 workers age 16+, including 3,322 workers with reported travel time and 132 home workers.

Population estimate8,747± — MOE

Workers age 16+3,454± 199 MOE

Workers with travel time3,322± 208 MOE

Estimated home workers132± 59 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Georgia commute records for Wilkinson County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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