ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 483172024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Martin County, Texas

Mean one-way trip22.4 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home0.3%±0.5 pp MOE
Drove alone81.0%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute17.7 min → 22.4 min▲ 4.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.1% → 0.3%▼ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.7%▲ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone91.2% → 81.0%▼ 10.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.0% ±5.1 pp
Carpool13.7% ±5.6 pp
Public transit0.7% ±1.0 pp
Walk4.2% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home0.3% ±0.5 pp

Each share uses 2,347 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.

38thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

0thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 100% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

14th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,218± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,347± 220 MOE
Workers with travel time2,339± 223 MOE
Estimated home workers8± 12 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.