What is the average commute in Henderson County, Texas?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 29.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Henderson County, Texas work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 8.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.6 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · TX · GEOID 482132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Henderson County, Texas

Name: Commute estimates for Henderson County, Texas
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.1 min one way; 8.9% worked from home, 76.4% drove alone, and 14.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip29.1 min±1.8 min MOE

Worked from home8.9%±1.6 pp MOE

Drove alone76.4%±2.0 pp MOE

60+ minute trip14.1%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 Henderson County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.9 percentage points.

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

Mean commute31.1 min → 29.1 min▼ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.0% → 8.9%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.3% → 76.4%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Henderson County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.4%; 0.2% used public transit and 8.9% worked from home.

Drive alone76.4% ±2.0 pp

Carpool11.5% ±1.5 pp

Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp

Walk1.5% ±0.7 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp

Work from home8.9% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 34,672 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Henderson County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 81th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

81^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

58^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

44^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

90^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Henderson County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 34,672 workers age 16+, including 31,578 workers with reported travel time and 3,094 home workers.

Population estimate84,862± — MOE

Workers age 16+34,672± 918 MOE

Workers with travel time31,578± 1,040 MOE

Estimated home workers3,094± 551 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 Henderson 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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