ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13516702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Milton, Georgia

Mean one-way trip28.0 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home39.0%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone53.2%±3.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.9%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 commute29.9 min → 28.0 min▼ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home23.2% → 39.0%▲ 15.8 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.6%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.4% → 53.2%▼ 17.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone53.2% ±3.3 pp
Carpool5.6% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home39.0% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 21,950 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.

66thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

100thWork-from-home percentile

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

39thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

78th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate41,546± 49 MOE
Workers age 16+21,950± 1,262 MOE
Workers with travel time13,386± 1,047 MOE
Estimated home workers8,564± 908 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.