ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13685162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sandy Springs, Georgia

Mean one-way trip25.8 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home31.9%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone58.7%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.6%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 commute25.7 min → 25.8 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home21.2% → 31.9%▲ 10.7 pp

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

Public transit5.1% → 2.9%▼ 2.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.4% → 58.7%▼ 6.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone58.7% ±2.3 pp
Carpool3.5% ±0.8 pp
Public transit2.9% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home31.9% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 62,833 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.

58thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

97thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

76thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

51th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate107,087± 50 MOE
Workers age 16+62,833± 1,311 MOE
Workers with travel time42,786± 1,681 MOE
Estimated home workers20,047± 1,279 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.