ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 483672024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Parker County, Texas

Mean one-way trip31.9 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home13.3%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone76.0%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.7%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 commute32.9 min → 31.9 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.2% → 13.3%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.3% → 76.0%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.0% ±1.3 pp
Carpool8.4% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home13.3% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 79,939 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

60thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

7thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

93th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate165,168± — MOE
Workers age 16+79,939± 1,219 MOE
Workers with travel time69,269± 1,252 MOE
Estimated home workers10,670± 850 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.