ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13238722024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Douglas, Georgia

Mean one-way trip14.3 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home5.4%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone77.3%±7.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.7%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 commute14.2 min → 14.3 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.1% → 5.4%▲ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 1.1%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.4% → 77.3%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.3% ±7.2 pp
Carpool8.9% ±4.4 pp
Public transit1.1% ±1.5 pp
Walk3.8% ±4.5 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±1.0 pp
Work from home5.4% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 4,538 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.

4thMean commute percentile

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

15thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

24th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,749± 30 MOE
Workers age 16+4,538± 465 MOE
Workers with travel time4,295± 468 MOE
Estimated home workers243± 127 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.