ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13749362024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Suwanee, Georgia

Mean one-way trip30.1 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home25.9%±4.8 pp MOE
Drove alone66.4%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.5%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 commute33.0 min → 30.1 min▼ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.3% → 25.9%▲ 8.6 pp

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

Public transit2.5% → 0.4%▼ 2.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.9% → 66.4%▼ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.4% ±5.1 pp
Carpool5.7% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.1% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home25.9% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 12,354 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.

77thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,349± 43 MOE
Workers age 16+12,354± 593 MOE
Workers with travel time9,152± 762 MOE
Estimated home workers3,202± 610 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.