ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 482472024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jim Hogg County, Texas

Mean one-way trip21.5 min±6.7 min MOE
Worked from home3.4%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone81.4%±18.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.1%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 commute25.0 min → 21.5 min▼ 3.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.3% → 3.4%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.0% → 81.4%▼ 1.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.4% ±18.0 pp
Carpool12.6% ±8.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk2.5% ±2.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home3.4% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 1,767 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.

33thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

11thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

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

86th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate4,727± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,767± 326 MOE
Workers with travel time1,707± 330 MOE
Estimated home workers60± 63 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.