ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13788002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Valdosta, Georgia

Mean one-way trip16.1 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home6.2%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone79.0%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.2%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 commute17.0 min → 16.1 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.3% → 6.2%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.3%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.9% → 79.0%▲ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.0% ±3.0 pp
Carpool9.5% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.8% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home6.2% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 24,039 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.

4thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

8thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

29thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

4th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate55,252± 79 MOE
Workers age 16+24,039± 1,058 MOE
Workers with travel time22,559± 1,110 MOE
Estimated home workers1,480± 421 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.