ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13490082024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Macon-Bibb County, Georgia

Mean one-way trip22.2 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home9.5%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone76.2%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.9%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 commute20.9 min → 22.2 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.0% → 9.5%▲ 4.4 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.8%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.5% → 76.2%▼ 5.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.2% ±1.6 pp
Carpool9.5% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.5% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 62,314 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.

33thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

22thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

35thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

42th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate156,578± — MOE
Workers age 16+62,314± 1,470 MOE
Workers with travel time56,413± 1,464 MOE
Estimated home workers5,901± 593 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.