ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 480572024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Calhoun County, Texas

Mean one-way trip19.4 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home4.9%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone81.8%±5.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.8%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 → 19.4 min▲ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.0% → 4.9%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.1% → 81.8%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.8% ±5.9 pp
Carpool10.4% ±3.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.5% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home4.9% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 9,639 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.

22thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

24thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 76% 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.

12th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate19,868± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,639± 580 MOE
Workers with travel time9,171± 601 MOE
Estimated home workers468± 197 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.