ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13246002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Duluth, Georgia

Mean one-way trip29.9 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home20.3%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone65.2%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.4%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 commute30.6 min → 29.9 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.5% → 20.3%▲ 7.8 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.4%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.3% → 65.2%▼ 10.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.2% ±4.1 pp
Carpool10.6% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.0% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home20.3% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 17,709 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.

77thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

31thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate32,426± 70 MOE
Workers age 16+17,709± 810 MOE
Workers with travel time14,119± 828 MOE
Estimated home workers3,590± 550 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.