ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 483472024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Nacogdoches County, Texas

Mean one-way trip20.1 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home7.1%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone73.6%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.0%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 commute21.1 min → 20.1 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.3% → 7.1%▲ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.9% → 73.6%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.6% ±2.0 pp
Carpool11.0% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk3.6% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.1% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 28,735 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.

16thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

37thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

28thTransit percentile

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

35th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate65,162± — MOE
Workers age 16+28,735± 874 MOE
Workers with travel time26,689± 904 MOE
Estimated home workers2,046± 410 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.