ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 481932024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hamilton County, Texas

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 18.0 min one way; 7.0% worked from home, 80.9% drove alone, and 4.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip18.0 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home7.0%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone80.9%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.1%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 Hamilton County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.2 percentage points.

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

Mean commute20.7 min → 18.0 min▼ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 7.0%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.7% → 80.9%▲ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Hamilton County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 80.9%; 0.0% used public transit and 7.0% worked from home.

Drive alone80.9% ±5.1 pp
Carpool10.5% ±4.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.3% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home7.0% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 3,425 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Hamilton County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 17th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

17thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

46thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 54% 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.

16th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Hamilton County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,425 workers age 16+, including 3,185 workers with reported travel time and 240 home workers.

Population estimate8,406± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,425± 235 MOE
Workers with travel time3,185± 236 MOE
Estimated home workers240± 98 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Texas commute records for Hamilton County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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