ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13426042024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jonesboro, Georgia

Mean one-way trip34.6 min±14.3 min MOE
Worked from home8.4%±5.7 pp MOE
Drove alone67.0%±10.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.2%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 commute29.0 min → 34.6 min▲ 5.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.7% → 8.4%▲ 6.7 pp

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

Public transit3.1% → 0.0%▼ 3.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.2% → 67.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.0% ±10.9 pp
Carpool20.8% ±10.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.0 pp
Walk3.0% ±3.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.0 pp
Work from home8.4% ±5.7 pp

Each share uses 1,948 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.

91thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

33thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

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

38th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,143± 17 MOE
Workers age 16+1,948± 478 MOE
Workers with travel time1,784± 450 MOE
Estimated home workers164± 118 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.