ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13115602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Brunswick, Georgia

Mean one-way trip17.5 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home5.2%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone78.9%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.6%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 commute21.5 min → 17.5 min▼ 4.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.6% → 5.2%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 0.1%▼ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.9% → 78.9%▲ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.9% ±4.1 pp
Carpool12.2% ±5.5 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.8% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home5.2% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 5,571 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.

10thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

14thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

40thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

32th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,307± 27 MOE
Workers age 16+5,571± 542 MOE
Workers with travel time5,281± 543 MOE
Estimated home workers290± 163 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.