ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13196162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cordele, Georgia

Mean one-way trip17.8 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home5.7%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone84.8%±11.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip0.7%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 commute20.1 min → 17.8 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.2% → 5.7%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.0%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.6% → 84.8%▲ 6.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.8% ±11.0 pp
Carpool5.5% ±3.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.5% ±2.6 pp
Bicycle1.3% ±1.9 pp
Work from home5.7% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 3,926 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.

17thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 83% 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.

2th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,994± 23 MOE
Workers age 16+3,926± 541 MOE
Workers with travel time3,704± 572 MOE
Estimated home workers222± 150 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.