ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 481332024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Eastland County, Texas

Mean one-way trip25.6 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home4.9%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone78.0%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.5%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 commute20.5 min → 25.6 min▲ 5.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 4.9%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.2% → 78.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.0% ±4.0 pp
Carpool14.0% ±3.4 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.0% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home4.9% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 7,763 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.

59thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 59% 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.

51thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,011± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,763± 410 MOE
Workers with travel time7,384± 419 MOE
Estimated home workers379± 136 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.