ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13257202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

East Point, Georgia

Mean one-way trip30.2 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home19.9%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone61.1%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.9%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 commute32.5 min → 30.2 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.3% → 19.9%▲ 9.6 pp

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

Public transit13.9% → 7.2%▼ 6.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.4% → 61.1%▼ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.1% ±3.9 pp
Carpool7.5% ±1.8 pp
Public transit7.2% ±2.0 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home19.9% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 18,972 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.

79thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 79% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

74thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

94thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate38,335± 43 MOE
Workers age 16+18,972± 1,028 MOE
Workers with travel time15,195± 940 MOE
Estimated home workers3,777± 662 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.