ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13793882024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Vidalia, Georgia

Mean one-way trip22.4 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home3.9%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone76.7%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.5%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 commute23.8 min → 22.4 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.8% → 3.9%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.2% → 76.7%▲ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.7% ±4.7 pp
Carpool15.3% ±7.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk2.6% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home3.9% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 4,142 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

8thWork-from-home percentile

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

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

56th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,752± 111 MOE
Workers age 16+4,142± 487 MOE
Workers with travel time3,980± 508 MOE
Estimated home workers162± 127 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.