ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13597352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Peachtree Corners, Georgia

Mean one-way trip25.9 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home25.3%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone60.3%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.4%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 commute28.0 min → 25.9 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.8% → 25.3%▲ 9.5 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 0.9%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.6% → 60.3%▼ 9.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.3% ±2.5 pp
Carpool9.8% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home25.3% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 22,499 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.

53thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 53% 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.

48thTransit percentile

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

49th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate42,373± 43 MOE
Workers age 16+22,499± 968 MOE
Workers with travel time16,800± 826 MOE
Estimated home workers5,699± 668 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.