ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13639522024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Redan, Georgia

Mean one-way trip34.5 min±6.0 min MOE
Worked from home15.8%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone70.8%±7.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.2%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 commute36.3 min → 34.5 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.2% → 15.8%▲ 6.6 pp

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

Public transit5.3% → 4.5%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.4% → 70.8%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.8% ±7.2 pp
Carpool7.8% ±2.7 pp
Public transit4.5% ±1.9 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home15.8% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 14,912 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

59thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate31,017± 2,838 MOE
Workers age 16+14,912± 1,602 MOE
Workers with travel time12,557± 1,622 MOE
Estimated home workers2,355± 495 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.