ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13211842024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dacula, Georgia

Mean one-way trip37.7 min±8.4 min MOE
Worked from home20.1%±8.3 pp MOE
Drove alone65.2%±7.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.3%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 commute42.6 min → 37.7 min▼ 4.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.5% → 20.1%▲ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 2.1%▲ 2.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.7% → 65.2%▼ 13.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.2% ±7.7 pp
Carpool12.3% ±5.7 pp
Public transit2.1% ±2.0 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home20.1% ±8.3 pp

Each share uses 3,379 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.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,444± 40 MOE
Workers age 16+3,379± 388 MOE
Workers with travel time2,701± 353 MOE
Estimated home workers678± 290 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.