ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13597242024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Peachtree City, Georgia

Mean one-way trip28.6 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home25.4%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone65.8%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.1%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 commute29.2 min → 28.6 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.5% → 25.4%▲ 7.9 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.5% → 65.8%▼ 6.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.8% ±3.0 pp
Carpool3.6% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home25.4% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 17,960 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.

70thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

28thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

68th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate39,576± 42 MOE
Workers age 16+17,960± 756 MOE
Workers with travel time13,405± 777 MOE
Estimated home workers4,555± 583 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.