ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13497562024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marietta, Georgia

Mean one-way trip27.5 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home19.3%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone63.2%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.7%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 commute27.7 min → 27.5 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.0% → 19.3%▲ 6.4 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 0.7%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.4% → 63.2%▼ 6.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.2% ±2.7 pp
Carpool10.3% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home19.3% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 31,982 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.

63thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

72thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

42thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

66th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate62,263± 89 MOE
Workers age 16+31,982± 1,308 MOE
Workers with travel time25,795± 1,192 MOE
Estimated home workers6,187± 891 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.