ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 481612024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Freestone County, Texas

Mean one-way trip25.5 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home8.5%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone82.2%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.5%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 commute27.9 min → 25.5 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 8.5%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone88.1% → 82.2%▼ 5.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.2% ±3.7 pp
Carpool7.6% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home8.5% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 7,518 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.

58thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

63thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% 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.

47th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate20,049± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,518± 432 MOE
Workers with travel time6,876± 429 MOE
Estimated home workers642± 193 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.