ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13042522024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Austell, Georgia

Mean one-way trip30.5 min±7.1 min MOE
Worked from home13.2%±5.3 pp MOE
Drove alone68.1%±6.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.6%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 commute29.2 min → 30.5 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.9% → 13.2%▲ 6.3 pp

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

Public transit2.6% → 0.2%▼ 2.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.2% → 68.1%▼ 7.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.1% ±6.5 pp
Carpool16.2% ±7.0 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home13.2% ±5.3 pp

Each share uses 4,326 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.

79thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

57thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

45thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,447± 515 MOE
Workers age 16+4,326± 343 MOE
Workers with travel time3,756± 355 MOE
Estimated home workers570± 232 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.