ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 483552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Nueces County, Texas

Mean one-way trip21.7 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home5.4%±0.6 pp MOE
Drove alone80.0%±1.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 commute20.0 min → 21.7 min▲ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.3% → 5.4%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 1.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.2% → 80.0%▼ 2.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.0% ±1.0 pp
Carpool10.5% ±1.0 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home5.4% ±0.6 pp

Each share uses 160,007 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.

27thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

3thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 97% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

78thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

35th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate352,955± — MOE
Workers age 16+160,007± 2,153 MOE
Workers with travel time151,399± 2,218 MOE
Estimated home workers8,608± 1,037 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.