ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13129882024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Canton, Georgia

Mean one-way trip27.3 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home19.7%±4.6 pp MOE
Drove alone61.5%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.7%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 commute28.9 min → 27.3 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.5% → 19.7%▲ 5.2 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.5%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.4% → 61.5%▼ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.5% ±2.8 pp
Carpool15.1% ±3.5 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home19.7% ±4.6 pp

Each share uses 16,881 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

73thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

38thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

66th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate35,741± 42 MOE
Workers age 16+16,881± 901 MOE
Workers with travel time13,561± 741 MOE
Estimated home workers3,320± 789 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.