ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 483512024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Newton County, Texas

Mean one-way trip37.7 min±6.1 min MOE
Worked from home7.1%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone84.1%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip20.6%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 commute42.4 min → 37.7 min▼ 4.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.9% → 7.1%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.5%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone90.1% → 84.1%▼ 6.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.1% ±4.5 pp
Carpool6.4% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.9% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home7.1% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 4,532 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

46thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

81thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

96th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,093± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,532± 315 MOE
Workers with travel time4,211± 330 MOE
Estimated home workers321± 127 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.