ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 480132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Atascosa County, Texas

Mean one-way trip29.2 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home9.1%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone75.2%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.0%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 commute31.0 min → 29.2 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 9.1%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 75.2%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.2% ±2.7 pp
Carpool11.0% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.1% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 20,944 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

82thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

61thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

24thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

79th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate51,008± — MOE
Workers age 16+20,944± 862 MOE
Workers with travel time19,030± 956 MOE
Estimated home workers1,914± 428 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.