ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 482512024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Johnson County, Texas

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.7 min one way; 7.0% worked from home, 83.9% drove alone, and 10.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip31.7 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home7.0%±0.6 pp MOE
Drove alone83.9%±1.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.3%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 Johnson County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute31.6 min → 31.7 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.7% → 7.0%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.5% → 83.9%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Johnson County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 83.9%; 0.1% used public transit and 7.0% worked from home.

Drive alone83.9% ±1.2 pp
Carpool7.7% ±0.9 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home7.0% ±0.6 pp

Each share uses 91,723 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Johnson County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 94th percentile among covered 100k–500k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

8thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

5thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 95% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Johnson County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 91,723 workers age 16+, including 85,316 workers with reported travel time and 6,407 home workers.

Population estimate195,597± — MOE
Workers age 16+91,723± 1,496 MOE
Workers with travel time85,316± 1,559 MOE
Estimated home workers6,407± 597 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 Johnson 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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