What is the average commute in Cherokee County, Texas?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 26.9 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Cherokee County, Texas work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 11.4%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.4 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · TX · GEOID 480732024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cherokee County, Texas

Name: Commute estimates for Cherokee County, Texas
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.9 min one way; 11.4% worked from home, 73.8% drove alone, and 8.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip26.9 min±2.4 min MOE

Worked from home11.4%±2.4 pp MOE

Drove alone73.8%±3.2 pp MOE

60+ minute trip8.3%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 Cherokee County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.0 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute25.6 min → 26.9 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.5% → 11.4%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.4% → 73.8%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Cherokee County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 73.8%; 0.0% used public transit and 11.4% worked from home.

Drive alone73.8% ±3.2 pp

Carpool12.1% ±2.1 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp

Walk1.6% ±0.7 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp

Work from home11.4% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 19,884 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Cherokee County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 69th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

69^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

79^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

62^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Cherokee County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 19,884 workers age 16+, including 17,612 workers with reported travel time and 2,272 home workers.

Population estimate51,886± — MOE

Workers age 16+19,884± 766 MOE

Workers with travel time17,612± 760 MOE

Estimated home workers2,272± 476 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 Cherokee 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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