ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 480232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Baylor County, Texas

Mean one-way trip15.9 min±4.8 min MOE
Worked from home3.6%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone80.0%±8.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.5%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 commute13.6 min → 15.9 min▲ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 3.6%▼ 1.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone91.4% → 80.0%▼ 11.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.0% ±8.4 pp
Carpool13.8% ±6.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.1 pp
Walk2.7% ±3.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.1 pp
Work from home3.6% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 1,395 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.

9thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

11thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

19th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate3,485± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,395± 176 MOE
Workers with travel time1,345± 174 MOE
Estimated home workers50± 34 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.