ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 480492024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Brown County, Texas

Mean one-way trip18.9 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home4.7%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone79.0%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.0%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 commute17.2 min → 18.9 min▲ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.6% → 4.7%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.9%▲ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.2% → 79.0%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.0% ±3.1 pp
Carpool13.5% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.9% ±1.2 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home4.7% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 16,568 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 25k–100k population band.

13thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

23th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate38,347± — MOE
Workers age 16+16,568± 641 MOE
Workers with travel time15,790± 598 MOE
Estimated home workers778± 173 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.