ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 483312024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Milam County, Texas

Mean one-way trip31.6 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home9.8%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone77.1%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.0%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 commute29.0 min → 31.6 min▲ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.9% → 9.8%▲ 2.9 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.0%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.0% → 77.1%▼ 1.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.1% ±2.6 pp
Carpool7.7% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.2% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home9.8% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 11,072 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.

67thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,567± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,072± 596 MOE
Workers with travel time9,988± 580 MOE
Estimated home workers1,084± 223 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.