ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 482652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kerr County, Texas

Mean one-way trip21.5 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home10.2%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone72.4%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.6%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 commute20.4 min → 21.5 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.7% → 10.2%▲ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.2% → 72.4%▼ 1.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.4% ±2.2 pp
Carpool12.6% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.4% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle1.1% ±0.7 pp
Work from home10.2% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 23,328 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.

26thMean commute percentile

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

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

37thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

43th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate53,489± — MOE
Workers age 16+23,328± 877 MOE
Workers with travel time20,952± 783 MOE
Estimated home workers2,376± 510 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.