ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 482812024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lampasas County, Texas

Mean one-way trip30.0 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home9.0%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone75.0%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.4%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 commute29.3 min → 30.0 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 9.0%▲ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.4%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.0% → 75.0%▼ 5.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.0% ±2.9 pp
Carpool12.8% ±3.2 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home9.0% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 9,424 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.

82thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

67thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

76thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

77th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,715± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,424± 442 MOE
Workers with travel time8,580± 443 MOE
Estimated home workers844± 198 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.