ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 482832024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

La Salle County, Texas

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 16.3 min one way; 4.3% worked from home, 75.8% drove alone, and 8.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip16.3 min±6.4 min MOE
Worked from home4.3%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone75.8%±11.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.8%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 La Salle County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -9.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -2.8 percentage points.

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

Mean commute25.5 min → 16.3 min▼ 9.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.1% → 4.3%▼ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 1.0%▲ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.2% → 75.8%▼ 8.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How La Salle County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 75.8%; 1.0% used public transit and 4.3% worked from home.

Drive alone75.8% ±11.2 pp
Carpool13.3% ±6.3 pp
Public transit1.0% ±1.6 pp
Walk0.7% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.0 pp
Work from home4.3% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 2,208 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How La Salle County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 11th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

11thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

18thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

92thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

58th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind La Salle County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,208 workers age 16+, including 2,113 workers with reported travel time and 95 home workers.

Population estimate6,839± 90 MOE
Workers age 16+2,208± 379 MOE
Workers with travel time2,113± 392 MOE
Estimated home workers95± 64 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 La Salle 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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