ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13285202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fair Oaks, Georgia

Mean one-way trip26.9 min±7.5 min MOE
Worked from home5.8%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone61.4%±6.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.3%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 commute24.5 min → 26.9 min▲ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.2% → 5.8%▼ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit1.7% → 0.3%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.3% → 61.4%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.4% ±6.1 pp
Carpool23.5% ±7.6 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.0% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home5.8% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 4,382 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

47thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

39th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,014± 1,362 MOE
Workers age 16+4,382± 827 MOE
Workers with travel time4,127± 739 MOE
Estimated home workers255± 152 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.