ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 481712024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Gillespie County, Texas

Mean one-way trip21.9 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home11.4%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone75.2%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.3%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute19.9 min → 21.9 min▲ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.0% → 11.4%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.2%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.9% → 75.2%▲ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.2% ±2.5 pp
Carpool11.1% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.8% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home11.4% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 11,845 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.

29thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

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

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 50% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,524± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,845± 617 MOE
Workers with travel time10,499± 590 MOE
Estimated home workers1,346± 319 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.