ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13491002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

McRae-Helena, Georgia

Mean one-way trip21.0 min±9.0 min MOE
Worked from home6.2%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone89.6%±6.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.1%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 commute19.4 min → 21.0 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.4% → 6.2%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone91.1% → 89.6%▼ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone89.6% ±6.0 pp
Carpool4.2% ±3.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.4 pp
Walk0.0% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.4 pp
Work from home6.2% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 1,443 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.

26thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

20thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 80% 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.

37th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,030± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+1,443± 316 MOE
Workers with travel time1,354± 301 MOE
Estimated home workers89± 59 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.