ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13716602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Social Circle, Georgia

Mean one-way trip40.0 min±11.8 min MOE
Worked from home17.6%±9.9 pp MOE
Drove alone66.0%±6.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip26.0%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 commute29.4 min → 40.0 min▲ 10.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.8% → 17.6%▼ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 1.2%▲ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.4% → 66.0%▲ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.0% ±6.8 pp
Carpool4.7% ±3.8 pp
Public transit1.2% ±1.5 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home17.6% ±9.9 pp

Each share uses 2,573 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,217± 24 MOE
Workers age 16+2,573± 287 MOE
Workers with travel time2,119± 292 MOE
Estimated home workers454± 259 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.