ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13690002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Savannah, Georgia

Mean one-way trip20.7 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home11.5%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone69.7%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.6%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 commute20.7 min → 20.7 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.3% → 11.5%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit3.1% → 2.3%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.7% → 69.7%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.7% ±1.9 pp
Carpool9.9% ±1.1 pp
Public transit2.3% ±0.7 pp
Walk3.4% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle1.5% ±0.3 pp
Work from home11.5% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 69,335 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.

23thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 77% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

35thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

20th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 80% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate147,898± 64 MOE
Workers age 16+69,335± 1,699 MOE
Workers with travel time61,393± 1,640 MOE
Estimated home workers7,942± 955 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.