ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13295282024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fitzgerald, Georgia

Mean one-way trip14.3 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home3.0%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone83.4%±5.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.0%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 commute13.0 min → 14.3 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.4% → 3.0%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 1.7%▲ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.8% → 83.4%▼ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.4% ±5.8 pp
Carpool8.2% ±4.1 pp
Public transit1.7% ±1.6 pp
Walk3.6% ±3.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home3.0% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 3,926 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.

5thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,918± 34 MOE
Workers age 16+3,926± 381 MOE
Workers with travel time3,808± 384 MOE
Estimated home workers118± 113 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.