ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 480212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bastrop County, Texas

Mean one-way trip35.4 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home15.7%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone68.4%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.1%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 commute35.5 min → 35.4 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.8% → 15.7%▲ 7.9 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.4%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.5% → 68.4%▼ 10.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.4% ±2.4 pp
Carpool10.8% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.2% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home15.7% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 48,379 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

78thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

47thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate106,582± — MOE
Workers age 16+48,379± 1,124 MOE
Workers with travel time40,783± 1,178 MOE
Estimated home workers7,596± 1,014 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.