ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 481832024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Gregg County, Texas

Mean one-way trip21.3 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home7.2%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone81.8%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.1%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 commute21.1 min → 21.3 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.7% → 7.2%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.3% → 81.8%▼ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.8% ±1.4 pp
Carpool8.9% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.2% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 56,493 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.

24thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

10thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

53th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate125,480± — MOE
Workers age 16+56,493± 1,081 MOE
Workers with travel time52,453± 1,096 MOE
Estimated home workers4,040± 565 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.