ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 483252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Medina County, Texas

Mean one-way trip31.6 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home12.6%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone73.0%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.2%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 commute30.4 min → 31.6 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.7% → 12.6%▲ 6.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.3% → 73.0%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.0% ±3.2 pp
Carpool10.9% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home12.6% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 22,123 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.

91thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

87thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

31thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate53,547± — MOE
Workers age 16+22,123± 789 MOE
Workers with travel time19,326± 847 MOE
Estimated home workers2,797± 558 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.