ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 483212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Matagorda County, Texas

Mean one-way trip24.0 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home6.1%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone77.9%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.2%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 commute22.8 min → 24.0 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.1% → 6.1%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.8%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.5% → 77.9%▼ 6.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.9% ±2.8 pp
Carpool13.6% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.8% ±1.1 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home6.1% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 15,368 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.

47thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

49th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate36,329± — MOE
Workers age 16+15,368± 746 MOE
Workers with travel time14,424± 723 MOE
Estimated home workers944± 313 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.