ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 482932024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Limestone County, Texas

Mean one-way trip28.9 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home6.7%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone82.8%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.0%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 commute27.8 min → 28.9 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 6.7%▲ 2.9 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.4% → 82.8%▼ 1.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.8% ±3.0 pp
Carpool7.3% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.8% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home6.7% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 8,451 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.

77thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

43thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

47thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,283± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,451± 400 MOE
Workers with travel time7,884± 413 MOE
Estimated home workers567± 191 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.