ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13389642024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hinesville, Georgia

Mean one-way trip24.9 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home7.1%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone82.0%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.1%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 commute23.7 min → 24.9 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.0% → 7.1%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.2% → 82.0%▼ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.0% ±3.4 pp
Carpool9.0% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home7.1% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 16,202 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.

47thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

13thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

10thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

87th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate35,679± 49 MOE
Workers age 16+16,202± 782 MOE
Workers with travel time15,050± 765 MOE
Estimated home workers1,152± 359 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.