ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 481452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Falls County, Texas

Mean one-way trip28.6 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home8.8%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone76.9%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.8%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 commute28.4 min → 28.6 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.0% → 8.8%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.1% → 76.9%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.9% ±4.5 pp
Carpool10.4% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk3.2% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home8.8% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 6,425 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% 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.

58th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,291± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,425± 403 MOE
Workers with travel time5,862± 410 MOE
Estimated home workers563± 163 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.