ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13666682024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rome, Georgia

Mean one-way trip21.7 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home8.9%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone71.6%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.7%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 → 21.7 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.5% → 8.9%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.9% → 71.6%▼ 0.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.6% ±2.3 pp
Carpool13.5% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk3.5% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.9% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 15,610 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.

27thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

22thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

52th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate38,189± 43 MOE
Workers age 16+15,610± 679 MOE
Workers with travel time14,224± 629 MOE
Estimated home workers1,386± 436 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.