ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13650442024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Richmond Hill, Georgia

Mean one-way trip29.8 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home5.2%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone85.9%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.2%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 commute29.6 min → 29.8 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.0% → 5.2%▲ 0.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.3%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.4% → 85.9%▲ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone85.9% ±2.8 pp
Carpool5.9% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle1.8% ±2.6 pp
Work from home5.2% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 9,210 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.

76thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

14thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

28th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,181± 34 MOE
Workers age 16+9,210± 526 MOE
Workers with travel time8,731± 538 MOE
Estimated home workers479± 172 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.