ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13443402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

LaGrange, Georgia

Mean one-way trip22.0 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home12.2%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone70.9%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.1%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 commute21.4 min → 22.0 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.0% → 12.2%▲ 7.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.7% → 70.9%▼ 6.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.9% ±2.4 pp
Carpool12.1% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk1.8% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home12.2% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 13,602 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.

28thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

43thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

8thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

55th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate32,078± 49 MOE
Workers age 16+13,602± 849 MOE
Workers with travel time11,939± 718 MOE
Estimated home workers1,663± 417 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.