ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 482032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Harrison County, Texas

Mean one-way trip22.1 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home6.8%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone77.9%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.4%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 commute22.0 min → 22.1 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 6.8%▲ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.9% → 77.9%▼ 5.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.9% ±1.8 pp
Carpool12.3% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home6.8% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 31,287 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.

30thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

33thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

17thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

27th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate70,155± — MOE
Workers age 16+31,287± 867 MOE
Workers with travel time29,172± 873 MOE
Estimated home workers2,115± 367 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.