ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13362762024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hampton, Georgia

Mean one-way trip33.1 min±9.9 min MOE
Worked from home16.2%±6.4 pp MOE
Drove alone76.1%±8.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.3%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 commute33.9 min → 33.1 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.7% → 16.2%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 2.0%▲ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.4% → 76.1%▼ 0.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.1% ±8.1 pp
Carpool4.4% ±2.9 pp
Public transit2.0% ±2.3 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home16.2% ±6.4 pp

Each share uses 3,793 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.

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,687± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+3,793± 673 MOE
Workers with travel time3,180± 665 MOE
Estimated home workers613± 267 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.