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

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.4 min one way; 13.4% worked from home, 69.7% drove alone, and 15.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Burnet County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.9 percentage points.

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 Burnet County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 69.7%; 0.2% used public transit and 13.4% worked from home.

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

How Burnet County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 83th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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 Burnet County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 24,280 workers age 16+, including 21,029 workers with reported travel time and 3,251 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Texas commute records for Burnet County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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