ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13212402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dahlonega, Georgia

Mean one-way trip21.0 min±6.3 min MOE
Worked from home9.2%±4.0 pp MOE
Drove alone70.0%±6.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.2%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 commute26.1 min → 21.0 min▼ 5.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.0% → 9.2%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 0.0%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.6% → 70.0%▼ 8.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.0% ±6.9 pp
Carpool7.0% ±4.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk11.5% ±5.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home9.2% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 2,521 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.

26thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% 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.

60th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,299± 18 MOE
Workers age 16+2,521± 346 MOE
Workers with travel time2,288± 341 MOE
Estimated home workers233± 106 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.