Average for workers who did not work from home.
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13042042024 5-YEAR
COMMUTE PROFILE
Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), Georgia
According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.1 min one way; 9.1% worked from home, 76.3% drove alone, and 3.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.
Mean one-way trip21.1 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home9.1%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone76.3%±1.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.1%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 Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)'s published commute estimate?
From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.1 percentage points.
These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.
Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.
Public transportation excluding taxi.
Car, truck, or van—drove alone.
02 / MODE SHARE
How Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance) residents usually get to work
Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.3%; 1.4% used public transit and 9.1% worked from home.
Each share uses 89,983 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.
03 / PEER CONTEXT
How Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance) compares with similar-size places
This place's mean commute is at the 26th percentile among covered 100k–500k places; each percentile describes one metric only.
Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.
Mean commute time is lower than about 74% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.
The work-from-home share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.
The public-transit share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.
The 60+ minute share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.
04 / ESTIMATE BASE
The counts behind Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)'s commute shares
The 2024 estimates cover 89,983 workers age 16+, including 81,775 workers with reported travel time and 8,208 home workers.
Population estimate201,528± 20 MOE
Workers age 16+89,983± 1,928 MOE
Workers with travel time81,775± 1,861 MOE
Estimated home workers8,208± 1,028 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
All Georgia reports →Comparable Georgia commute records for Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)
These 6 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.