ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 483152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marion County, Texas

Mean one-way trip33.9 min±5.5 min MOE
Worked from home3.8%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone81.0%±6.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.5%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 commute32.7 min → 33.9 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.4% → 3.8%▲ 0.4 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.0%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.5% → 81.0%▼ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.0% ±6.5 pp
Carpool12.0% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home3.8% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 3,694 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.

93thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

13thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 87% 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.

81th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,737± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,694± 300 MOE
Workers with travel time3,554± 317 MOE
Estimated home workers140± 102 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.