What is the average commute in Jack 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 Jack County, Texas work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 7.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.9 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 482372024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jack County, Texas

Name: Commute estimates for Jack County, Texas
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.1 min one way; 7.7% worked from home, 85.9% drove alone, and 16.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip29.1 min±4.2 min MOE

Worked from home7.7%±3.9 pp MOE

Drove alone85.9%±3.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip16.9%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 Jack County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.1 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 commute30.1 min → 29.1 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 7.7%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.4% → 85.9%▲ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Jack County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 85.9%; 0.0% used public transit and 7.7% worked from home.

Drive alone85.9% ±3.7 pp

Carpool5.9% ±2.7 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp

Walk0.4% ±0.5 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp

Work from home7.7% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 3,089 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Jack County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 78th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

78^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

54^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

90^th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Jack County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,089 workers age 16+, including 2,850 workers with reported travel time and 239 home workers.

Population estimate8,882± — MOE

Workers age 16+3,089± 210 MOE

Workers with travel time2,850± 200 MOE

Estimated home workers239± 122 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 Jack 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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