What is the average commute in Hopkins County, Texas?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 22.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 7.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.5 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 482232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hopkins County, Texas

Name: Commute estimates for Hopkins County, Texas
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 22.6 min one way; 7.2% worked from home, 77.5% drove alone, and 8.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Hopkins County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.1 percentage points.

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 Hopkins County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 77.5%; 0.7% used public transit and 7.2% worked from home.

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

How Hopkins County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 34th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

34^thMean commute percentile

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

39^thWork-from-home percentile

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

85^thTransit percentile

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

63^th60+ 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 Hopkins County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 17,072 workers age 16+, including 15,836 workers with reported travel time and 1,236 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Texas commute records for Hopkins 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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