ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 482872024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lee County, Texas

Mean one-way trip32.5 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home12.6%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone70.7%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.6%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 commute29.7 min → 32.5 min▲ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.3% → 12.6%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.0%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.7% → 70.7%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.7% ±4.2 pp
Carpool11.3% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.0% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.6 pp
Work from home12.6% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 8,049 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.

89thMean commute percentile

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

89thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

95th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,971± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,049± 541 MOE
Workers with travel time7,031± 526 MOE
Estimated home workers1,018± 305 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.