ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13016962024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Alpharetta, Georgia

Mean one-way trip26.3 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home36.7%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone54.5%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.4%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 commute28.2 min → 26.3 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home26.4% → 36.7%▲ 10.4 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.5%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.3% → 54.5%▼ 10.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone54.5% ±2.8 pp
Carpool4.9% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.8% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home36.7% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 35,206 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.

56thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

37thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

64th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate66,855± 68 MOE
Workers age 16+35,206± 1,230 MOE
Workers with travel time22,270± 1,163 MOE
Estimated home workers12,936± 982 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.