What is the average commute in Parker County, Texas?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 31.9 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Parker County, Texas work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 13.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.0 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · TX · GEOID 483672024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Parker County, Texas

Name: Commute estimates for Parker County, Texas
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.9 min one way; 13.3% worked from home, 76.0% drove alone, and 13.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Parker County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.2 percentage points.

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 Parker County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.0%; 0.1% used public transit and 13.3% worked from home.

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

How Parker County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 94th percentile among covered 100k–500k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

94^thMean commute percentile

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

60^thWork-from-home percentile

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

7^thTransit percentile

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

93^th60+ 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 Parker County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 79,939 workers age 16+, including 69,269 workers with reported travel time and 10,670 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Texas commute records for Parker County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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