ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 480272024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bell County, Texas

Mean one-way trip23.9 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home9.4%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone75.8%±1.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.7%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 commute22.6 min → 23.9 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.0% → 9.4%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.3%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.8% → 75.8%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.8% ±1.2 pp
Carpool11.1% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.8% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.4% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 176,187 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.

50thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 50% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

26thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

32thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

74th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate386,897± — MOE
Workers age 16+176,187± 2,083 MOE
Workers with travel time159,617± 2,444 MOE
Estimated home workers16,570± 1,244 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.