ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 480612024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cameron County, Texas

Mean one-way trip21.3 min±0.6 min MOE
Worked from home9.1%±0.6 pp MOE
Drove alone75.6%±1.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.7%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 commute20.1 min → 21.3 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 9.1%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.4%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.3% → 75.6%▼ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.6% ±1.1 pp
Carpool11.7% ±0.8 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.1% ±0.6 pp

Each share uses 172,205 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.

24thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

24thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

44thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

15th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate426,120± — MOE
Workers age 16+172,205± 2,115 MOE
Workers with travel time156,572± 2,082 MOE
Estimated home workers15,633± 1,103 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.