ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · GA · GEOID 133192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wilkinson County, Georgia

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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute26.5 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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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

66thMean commute percentile

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

13thWork-from-home percentile

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

60thTransit percentile

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

20th60+ 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 the shares

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.