ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13550202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Newnan, Georgia

Mean one-way trip29.2 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home12.9%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone75.4%±3.9 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 commute27.4 min → 29.2 min▲ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.4% → 12.9%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.4%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.1% → 75.4%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.4% ±3.9 pp
Carpool7.8% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.9% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 22,031 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.

73thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

48thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

33thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 67% 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 estimate44,235± 81 MOE
Workers age 16+22,031± 874 MOE
Workers with travel time19,178± 1,023 MOE
Estimated home workers2,853± 605 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.