ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 483952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Robertson County, Texas

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 24.8 min one way; 5.8% worked from home, 78.0% drove alone, and 5.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip24.8 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home5.8%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone78.0%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.1%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 Robertson County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.9 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute27.4 min → 24.8 min▼ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.9% → 5.8%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.4% → 78.0%▼ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Robertson County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.0%; 0.0% used public transit and 5.8% worked from home.

Drive alone78.0% ±2.8 pp
Carpool14.8% ±3.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home5.8% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 7,092 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Robertson County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 53th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

53thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

33thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 67% 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.

24th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Robertson County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,092 workers age 16+, including 6,681 workers with reported travel time and 411 home workers.

Population estimate17,167± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,092± 443 MOE
Workers with travel time6,681± 444 MOE
Estimated home workers411± 131 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 Robertson 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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