ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 481872024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Guadalupe County, Texas

Mean one-way trip28.8 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home14.3%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone73.8%±1.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.5%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 → 28.8 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.5% → 14.3%▲ 5.8 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.4% → 73.8%▼ 7.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.8% ±1.2 pp
Carpool9.9% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home14.3% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 87,570 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 100k–500k population band.

67thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

6thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

83th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate183,642± — MOE
Workers age 16+87,570± 1,536 MOE
Workers with travel time75,081± 1,496 MOE
Estimated home workers12,489± 1,088 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.