ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13672842024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Roswell, Georgia

Mean one-way trip26.9 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home32.2%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone55.7%±2.6 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 commute29.5 min → 26.9 min▼ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home21.1% → 32.2%▲ 11.1 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 0.6%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.3% → 55.7%▼ 9.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone55.7% ±2.6 pp
Carpool7.8% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home32.2% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 48,918 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.

60thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 60% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

40thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 60% 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 estimate92,621± 54 MOE
Workers age 16+48,918± 1,417 MOE
Workers with travel time33,167± 1,573 MOE
Estimated home workers15,751± 1,199 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.