ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 480532024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Burnet County, Texas

Mean one-way trip29.4 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home13.4%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone69.7%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.0%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 commute26.9 min → 29.4 min▲ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.5% → 13.4%▲ 2.9 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.6% → 69.7%▼ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.7% ±2.8 pp
Carpool13.9% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home13.4% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 24,280 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.

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

52thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate52,652± — MOE
Workers age 16+24,280± 586 MOE
Workers with travel time21,029± 666 MOE
Estimated home workers3,251± 445 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.