What is the average commute in Jackson County, Texas?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 26.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 7.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 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 482392024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jackson County, Texas

Name: Commute estimates for Jackson County, Texas
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.7 min one way; 7.8% worked from home, 75.6% drove alone, and 7.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip26.7 min±3.8 min MOE

Worked from home7.8%±2.9 pp MOE

Drove alone75.6%±4.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip7.1%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 Jackson 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 +6.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute28.7 min → 26.7 min▼ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.7% → 7.8%▲ 6.1 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.3%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.9% → 75.6%▼ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Jackson County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 75.6%; 0.3% used public transit and 7.8% worked from home.

Drive alone75.6% ±4.3 pp

Carpool15.3% ±4.3 pp

Public transit0.3% ±0.5 pp

Walk0.5% ±0.5 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp

Work from home7.8% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 6,129 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Jackson County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 65th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

65^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

55^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

70^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

43^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Jackson County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 6,129 workers age 16+, including 5,652 workers with reported travel time and 477 home workers.

Population estimate15,152± — MOE

Workers age 16+6,129± 384 MOE

Workers with travel time5,652± 414 MOE

Estimated home workers477± 178 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 Jackson 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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