ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13085362024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Blakely, Georgia

Mean one-way trip17.8 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home4.7%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone83.6%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.9%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 commute20.9 min → 17.8 min▼ 3.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.5% → 4.7%▼ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.4% → 83.6%▲ 12.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.6% ±5.5 pp
Carpool9.7% ±5.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.0 pp
Walk1.1% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.0 pp
Work from home4.7% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 1,999 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.

11thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% 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.

64th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,238± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+1,999± 247 MOE
Workers with travel time1,905± 239 MOE
Estimated home workers94± 60 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.