ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 482412024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jasper County, Texas

Mean one-way trip27.7 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home4.8%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone80.9%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.5%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 commute30.2 min → 27.7 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.3% → 4.8%▲ 0.5 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.3%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.2% → 80.9%▼ 0.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.9% ±2.3 pp
Carpool12.0% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home4.8% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 11,887 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.

74thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

13thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

61thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate32,727± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,887± 686 MOE
Workers with travel time11,316± 700 MOE
Estimated home workers571± 251 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.