ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13482882024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mableton, Georgia

Mean one-way trip30.7 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home19.5%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone66.0%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.6%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 commute32.2 min → 30.7 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.2% → 19.5%▲ 6.4 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 1.3%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.3% → 66.0%▼ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.0% ±2.9 pp
Carpool10.6% ±1.9 pp
Public transit1.3% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home19.5% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 41,411 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.

81thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

73thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

60thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 60% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

76th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate77,678± 50 MOE
Workers age 16+41,411± 1,673 MOE
Workers with travel time33,326± 1,804 MOE
Estimated home workers8,085± 1,007 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.