ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MS · GEOID 280392024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

George County, Mississippi

Mean one-way trip34.4 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home4.6%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone84.6%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip22.8%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 commute33.0 min → 34.4 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.0% → 4.6%▲ 0.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.3%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.2% → 84.6%▲ 5.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.6% ±2.8 pp
Carpool8.3% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home4.6% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 8,960 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.

97thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% 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.

59thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

99th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,170± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,960± 599 MOE
Workers with travel time8,551± 611 MOE
Estimated home workers409± 172 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.