ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 481912024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hall County, Texas

Mean one-way trip14.1 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home2.6%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone77.0%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.9%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 commute15.5 min → 14.1 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.0% → 2.6%▼ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.5% → 77.0%▲ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.0% ±5.1 pp
Carpool19.2% ±6.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.4 pp
Walk0.9% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.4 pp
Work from home2.6% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 1,105 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.

5thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 95% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

5thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 95% 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.

31th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate2,820± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,105± 110 MOE
Workers with travel time1,076± 104 MOE
Estimated home workers29± 21 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.