ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13590802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Panthersville, Georgia

Mean one-way trip37.0 min±9.4 min MOE
Worked from home13.1%±4.6 pp MOE
Drove alone65.7%±7.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.2%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 commute33.0 min → 37.0 min▲ 4.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 13.1%▲ 6.3 pp

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

Public transit11.3% → 4.4%▼ 7.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.0% → 65.7%▲ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.7% ±7.9 pp
Carpool7.2% ±4.8 pp
Public transit4.4% ±3.0 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home13.1% ±4.6 pp

Each share uses 4,247 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.

95thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

57thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,053± 928 MOE
Workers age 16+4,247± 593 MOE
Workers with travel time3,690± 569 MOE
Estimated home workers557± 209 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.