ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 482572024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kaufman County, Texas

Mean one-way trip35.6 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home12.5%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone76.1%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.7%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 commute35.7 min → 35.6 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.5% → 12.5%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.1% → 76.1%▼ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.1% ±1.6 pp
Carpool9.4% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.5% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 81,584 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

54thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

1thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 99% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate172,604± — MOE
Workers age 16+81,584± 1,529 MOE
Workers with travel time71,378± 1,650 MOE
Estimated home workers10,206± 934 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.