ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13621042024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pooler, Georgia

Mean one-way trip24.1 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home15.0%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone74.2%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.5%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 commute22.8 min → 24.1 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.5% → 15.0%▲ 7.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.2% → 74.2%▼ 8.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.2% ±4.3 pp
Carpool7.1% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.0% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home15.0% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 14,962 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.

41thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

57thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

3thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

18th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,466± 56 MOE
Workers age 16+14,962± 768 MOE
Workers with travel time12,722± 815 MOE
Estimated home workers2,240± 538 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.