ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 483092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

McLennan County, Texas

Mean one-way trip21.2 min±0.7 min MOE
Worked from home9.8%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone77.5%±1.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.6%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 commute20.4 min → 21.2 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 9.8%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.4%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.9% → 77.5%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.5% ±1.1 pp
Carpool9.5% ±0.9 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.8% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.8% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 123,559 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.

23thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

31thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

40thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 60% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

31th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate266,067± — MOE
Workers age 16+123,559± 1,906 MOE
Workers with travel time111,400± 2,079 MOE
Estimated home workers12,159± 885 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.