ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 482232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hopkins County, Texas

Mean one-way trip22.6 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home7.2%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone77.5%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.4%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 commute22.9 min → 22.6 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.1% → 7.2%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.7%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.4% → 77.5%▼ 5.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.5% ±2.7 pp
Carpool11.4% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.2% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 17,072 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.

34thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

39thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

63th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate37,784± — MOE
Workers age 16+17,072± 550 MOE
Workers with travel time15,836± 578 MOE
Estimated home workers1,236± 253 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.