ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13561122024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Decatur, Georgia

Mean one-way trip24.9 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home25.4%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone59.6%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.2%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 commute26.0 min → 24.9 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.2% → 25.4%▲ 9.2 pp

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

Public transit4.7% → 4.1%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.1% → 59.6%▼ 9.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone59.6% ±4.7 pp
Carpool7.8% ±2.7 pp
Public transit4.1% ±1.1 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.4 pp
Work from home25.4% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 9,830 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.

51thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

28th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,442± 1,097 MOE
Workers age 16+9,830± 693 MOE
Workers with travel time7,331± 646 MOE
Estimated home workers2,499± 351 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.