ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 481752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Goliad County, Texas

Mean one-way trip30.4 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home5.7%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone83.5%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.4%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 commute30.9 min → 30.4 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.1% → 5.7%▼ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.8% → 83.5%▲ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.5% ±3.8 pp
Carpool8.4% ±4.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home5.7% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 2,786 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.

84thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

32thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 68% 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.

56th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,141± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,786± 240 MOE
Workers with travel time2,627± 224 MOE
Estimated home workers159± 87 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.