ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13005762024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Adel, Georgia

Mean one-way trip23.4 min±6.1 min MOE
Worked from home2.7%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone73.4%±9.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.8%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 commute25.8 min → 23.4 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.8% → 2.7%▼ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.8% → 73.4%▲ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.4% ±9.6 pp
Carpool20.5% ±14.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.4% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home2.7% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 2,210 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

41thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

4thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

24th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,641± 18 MOE
Workers age 16+2,210± 346 MOE
Workers with travel time2,151± 342 MOE
Estimated home workers59± 56 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.