ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13721222024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Fulton, Georgia

Mean one-way trip32.5 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home17.7%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone68.7%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.7%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 commute33.5 min → 32.5 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.4% → 17.7%▲ 9.3 pp

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

Public transit4.8% → 3.2%▼ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.7% → 68.7%▼ 8.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.7% ±2.4 pp
Carpool8.5% ±1.6 pp
Public transit3.2% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home17.7% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 53,650 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.

92thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 92% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

73thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

78thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

83th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate110,471± 62 MOE
Workers age 16+53,650± 2,436 MOE
Workers with travel time44,163± 2,473 MOE
Estimated home workers9,487± 1,089 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.