ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 482392024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jackson County, Texas

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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

65thMean commute percentile

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

55thWork-from-home percentile

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

70thTransit percentile

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

43th60+ 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 the shares

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.