ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13557762024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Norcross, Georgia

Mean one-way trip27.6 min±4.4 min MOE
Worked from home23.2%±5.4 pp MOE
Drove alone62.9%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.0%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 commute30.4 min → 27.6 min▼ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.7% → 23.2%▲ 10.5 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 0.8%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.5% → 62.9%▼ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.9% ±4.4 pp
Carpool10.2% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home23.2% ±5.4 pp

Each share uses 9,042 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 under 25k population band.

86thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,007± 43 MOE
Workers age 16+9,042± 782 MOE
Workers with travel time6,941± 699 MOE
Estimated home workers2,101± 522 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.