ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 483792024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rains County, Texas

Mean one-way trip35.6 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home9.4%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone72.1%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip23.4%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 commute36.8 min → 35.6 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 9.4%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.2% → 72.1%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.1% ±4.2 pp
Carpool11.5% ±3.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.1% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home9.4% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 5,327 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.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

70thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,775± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,327± 311 MOE
Workers with travel time4,825± 300 MOE
Estimated home workers502± 155 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.